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02/09/2026

All the Way to the Border cleanup sees 100 volunteers

Hospitality and community support fuel Melissa Owen's 11th annual cleanup to reduce trash along State Route 286.
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02/06/2026

PODCAST: Loop 101 Pima improvements complete; pavement upgrade coming

Joe Heller, ADOT's resident engineer in charge of the recently completed Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) project, visits On the Road With ADOT to discuss this $108 million improvement and a coming project there to use diamond grinding to provide a smooth, durable driving surface.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.
02/06/2026

It’s a super day (to designate a driver)

No matter what team you’re rooting for in the Super Bowl (or maybe you’re just waiting for the halftime show), we want to remind drivers to have a plan to get home safely after the game is over. If you’re out on Arizona highways on Sunday...
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05/15/2013

Graffiti shields used to deter sign taggers

A whole lot of work goes into making sure ADOT signs stay readable, reflective and in good repair …
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A construction worker operates a large yellow paving machine that is spreading and smoothing fresh concrete on a road under a clear blue sky.
05/10/2013

Portion of Loop 303 project now nearly 90 percent complete

If you’ve driven the Loop 303 recently, you know that construction is now in full swing from I-10 all the way up to Mountain View Boulevard near US 60 (Grand Avenue) …
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05/08/2013

Building a Freeway: Batch plant

Here we are, blogging about pavement … again! When we told you there’s a lot to learn on the subject, we weren’t joking ...
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05/07/2013

Arizona makes the top 10 for bicycle friendliness

The weather is beautiful right now in much of our state – what better time to step out and explore the scenery on two wheels!
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05/03/2013

US 89: Restoring Mobility

Things have come a long way in the two months since a landslide buckled part of US 89 south of Page…
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05/02/2013

Flagstaff to host third public hearing for ADOT's Tentative Five-Year Program

There’s just one more public hearing for ADOT’s Five-Year Construction Program and the meeting is coming up soon …
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05/01/2013

From the ADOT Archives: A 1978 film crew

Isn’t it interesting to see that a production crew was filming the state’s roads back in January 1978?
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04/30/2013

South Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement now available for review, comments

The proposed Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway has a history that dates back to 1985, but we’re not going to blog about the project’s timeline today …
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Workers use a bucket truck to inspect and repair damage under a highway overpass while debris is scattered on the closed roadway below.
04/26/2013

ADOT's Insurance Recovery Unit helps recover taxpayer money

We’ve blogged before about what happens after a crash on the state highway system ...
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04/24/2013

US 89: Coordinating, managing the emergency response

When a landslide buckled a portion of US 89 back in February, the incident (unsurprisingly) brought many people together to work on restoring mobility to the area ...
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