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This year marks 50 years since the Arizona Department of Transportation became an agency in July 1974. And what better way to celebrate an anniversary than with cake? Many of our coworkers in the materials lab have told us that making cake...
Our new Northwest Regional Improvements page at azdot.gov/NWImprovements that features multiple projects on I-40 and US 93. Stop by to learn about more than 20 projects improving highways in the area.
Register here as a first step to gathering friends and family for the 7th annual ADOT litter cleanup on National CleanUp Day, Saturday, Sept. 21. While Adopt a Highway permits are for two-years and require cleanups several times per year...

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Here we are, already three days into this New Year, and we’re still reminiscing about 2012 ...
We think 2013 holds a lot of promise and look forward to the year ahead, but before we get back to blogging about what’s on ADOT’s horizon, we thought we’d take a look back at the year that was …
Just in time for the Christmas and New Year holidays, ADOT has completed the new Cordes Junction ‘flyover’ bridge, which is now open to traffic!
Happy holiday season, everyone! It’s hard to believe the year is coming to a close, but we sure have enjoyed being able to share this blog with you in 2012.
As you can see in the video above, work to replace the San Pedro River Bridge is in full swing…
Road maintenance is about more than just paving roads and fixing guardrail ...
Readers of this blog know ADOT is the agency that often allocates federal grant funds to different entities from across the state (schools, communities, etc.) for transportation-related projects …
Rain, snow and cooler temperatures are all in the state’s forecast this weekend, which means motorists could face some driving conditions they don’t deal with too often ...
A different sight greeted the staff at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport on Dec. 3 when instead of tourist helicopters, two U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters landed to engage in their annual mission to deliver toys and food to members of the Havasupai Tribe who live at the bottom of the canyon ...
Social media as we know it today simply did not exist when this photo was snapped in the summer of 1976 ...