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05/04/2026

Summer is almost here. It’s time to prep your vehicle for the heat

If you live in Arizona year-round, there’s one thing for certain: You cannot escape the summer heat. Sometimes, we can’t even escape summer-like temperatures in March. But, during Heat Awareness Week (May 4-8), ahead of the brunt of summer...
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Using turn signals is the way of the Jedi
05/04/2026

A safety reminder on May the Fourth

May the Fourth be with you. We have combined the Force with important safety reminders on our overhead message signs to help motorists safely travel to a galaxy far, far, away… Or nearby, if you have a short commute! We hope these messages...
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AAH SR24 Queen Creek Rotary Club
05/02/2026

Join the movement: Rotary Club of Queen Creek cleans SR 24

Volunteering is a great way to get involved in the community. Meet a group of volunteers who welcomes others to serve alongside them and help keep State Route 24 clean.
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Map showing US 89 detour between Page and Bitter Springs
02/21/2013

Buckled pavement closes US 89 south of Page

By now, many of you have probably already seen photos of US 89 … A 150-foot section of the road “buckled” yesterday morning (Feb. 20) in an area about 25 miles south of Page – the cause of the highway damage may have been a geologic event ...
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02/19/2013

National Engineers Week celebrates contributions

Ever think about where we’d be without engineers? We know we certainly wouldn’t have most of the “stuff” that surrounds us in our everyday lives, or, if we did, it probably wouldn’t operate the way it does now ...
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Three men examine a large topographic map on a table, with drafting tools in use; a city map hangs on the wall behind them.
02/14/2013

From the Archives: Photogrammetry and Surveying

ADOT has been constructing roads in Arizona for a long time, but technology and methods sure have changed along the way. Want some proof? Just look at these photographs!
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ADOT Operations Center Traffic Camera overlooking freeway traffic
02/13/2013

ADOT enhances online camera images as part of operations center upgrade

Did you know you can check your commute before you head out on the road? All you have to do is visit az511.gov and take a look at the view from our freeway cameras …
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A curved highway with cars driving under a blue sky with scattered clouds and grassy hillsides.
02/12/2013

New report details long-distance, rural travel

When developing a future route, ADOT planners don’t just guess where the road should go. Instead, they depend on detailed data and planning analysis tools to make their decisions …
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ADOT state flag graphic for authorized third party providers of motor vehicle services
02/08/2013

Third party vendors offer MVD services

When it comes to conducting business with ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division, customers have more than one alternative ...
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Crew pours a bridge deck
02/06/2013

Building a Freeway: Project Development Process

ADOT Construction Manual. We were perusing the ADOT Construction Manual just recently and we came across a passage that terrifically sums up ADOT’s Project Development Process.
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A crane lifts construction materials onto a long, elevated bridge supported by tall pillars, with a partly cloudy sky in the background.
02/05/2013

Loop 303/I-10 interchange project reaches milestone

Time sure does fly ... Construction started on the Loop 303/I-10 interchange project last winter, but now, only about one year later, work on the future freeway-to-freeway connection is 50 percent complete!
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A group photo by motorcycles with officials at a podium for a TEAM Arizona safety event, highlighting efforts to reduce motorcycle crashes in Arizona.
01/31/2013

Reducing motorcycle-crash deaths a statewide priority

Motorcycle-crash deaths in Arizona rose 59 percent between 2010 and 2011, an alarming statistic ADOT Director John Halikowski spoke of during a safety event held yesterday in Gilbert ...
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01/30/2013

Work on climbing lane project begins

If you’re familiar with the stretch of southbound I-17 just south of Camp Verde, you know there’s a bit of a steep climb involved for a few miles of the drive ...
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