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ASU student checks irrigation along highway.
03/23/2026

ADOT partnership with ASU aims to optimize landscape water use

We're highlighting an ASU News article features a partnership that’s helping ADOT learn how to optimize water use in freeway landscaping. The ADOT Urban Freeway Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project nvolves graduate students who are part of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative
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Volunteer placing trash in ADOT bag
03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.
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Sprayer applies fog seal to highway.
03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.
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Community Outreach Meeting
07/16/2013

Community outreach and US 89

Last week, when we shared with you the long-term repair solution that has been proposed for US 89, we explained how experts studied the area for months and put together a comprehensive report that includes a major amount of geological data (seriously, the report is 463 pages).
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A crashed semi-truck surrounded by scattered produce in the Deck Park Tunnel on Interstate 10 in Phoenix Arizona.
07/12/2013

Produce spill in the Deck Park Tunnel

If you are a Phoenix-area commuter who travels daily through the Deck Park Tunnel, you’re probably already aware that a produce truck spilled its contents yesterday afternoon as it headed westbound on I-10.
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Diagram showing a cross-section of the US 89 landslide with labeled features: proposed bank cut, roadway shift, landslide plane, and gravel buttress.
07/11/2013

ADOT identifies long-term US 89 repair solution

The geotechnical investigation on US 89 (you know – that one we’ve been blogging about since February) is complete and we’re thrilled to share news of the results.
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ADOT’s Passenger Rail Corridor study map with three chosen alternatives
07/10/2013

ADOT narrows passenger rail alternatives down to 3

ADOT has been able to utilize feedback and narrow the list of possible passenger rail alternatives from seven down to three.
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Minibenches by the highway
07/09/2013

Transportation Defined: Minibenches

No, the stair-step design on the slope at right isn’t just for looks… The “steps” are actually referred to as minibenches and they serve as an erosion and sediment control measure on slopes.
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06/28/2013

Announcing this year's top Haboob Haikus

The results are in ... check the video above for a look at the top #HaboobHaikus from this year as voted on by the public!
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06/27/2013

Loop 303 on its way to providing fast, convenient travel option in West Valley

We like to check in, from time to time, on the Loop 303 project… Over the past two years we’ve been able to see a 14-mile stretch of the freeway open to traffic, witness the start of construction on new segments and mark many, many milestones along the way.
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Cover for the 2014-2018 5-year transportation plan
06/26/2013

State Transportation Board approves 2014-2018 Five-Year Construction Program

The State Transportation Board voted yesterday to formally adopt the 2014-2018 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program.
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Blog Default
06/21/2013

Vote for your favorite #HaboobHaiku

Who says safety messages have to be humorless or uninteresting? Not us and certainly not anyone out there who has taken part in Haboob Haiku: Year Two!
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SR 24 construction area
06/19/2013

Construction accident occurs on SR 24 project site

A temporary support structure collapsed this morning, killing one worker and seriously injuring another.
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