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Adopt a Highway volunteers near Naco directional signage.
01/06/2026

Adopt a Highway: The sounds of change

What does a radio station in Southeastern Arizona and clean highways have in common? We're talking about a new Adopt a Highway volunteer group who takes community service to the next level.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to use their blinker.
01/05/2026

This New Year: Make a resolution to be a safer driver

Happy New Year, Arizona! I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday season, spending time with loved ones and ringing in 2026. The start of a new year is a clean slate, and a time to make resolutions to set ourselves up for success. In that...
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01/04/2026

PODCAST: ADOT's partnership with native nations across Arizona

Native nations comprise roughly a quarter of Arizona's land, and state highways are key corridors for them. In this week's episode, our Native Nations Ambassador for Infrastructure Development discusses how ADOT partners with our state's 22 federally recognized tribes and eight others with ancestral ties to Arizona.
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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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04/23/2013

New members join State Transportation Board

Arizona’s State Transportation Board has two new members ... Appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer and confirmed by the Arizona State Senate, Deanna L. Beaver and William F. Cuthbertson have replaced outgoing members Bobbie Lundstrom and Bill Feldmeier (members of the board serve six-year terms) ...
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04/22/2013

Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport named 2013 Airport of the Year

Lake Havasu City has long been recognized as one of Arizona’s premier spots for travel and tourism. The city’s airport is essential to the flourishing tourism industry, and is now being recognized for its superior service and accomplishments over the past year ...
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04/17/2013

ADOT equipment 'Roadeo' focuses on safety, skills

At this year’s Safety Partnering Roadeo, which was held March 26-27 at the State Fairgrounds facility in Phoenix, ADOT welcomed more than 400 people to participate in over 66 classes and various safety/training events …
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04/16/2013

State Transportation Board approves funding for shorter US 89 detour

Good news for drivers who have seen their commute impacted by the US 89 landslide … Last Friday (April 12), during its monthly meeting in Tucson, the State Transportation Board approved funding to pave Navajo Route 20 ...
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Infographic on work-zone safety facts, showing statistics on crash causes, fatalities, injuries, and safety tips with an orange traffic cone in the center.
04/15/2013

It's National Work-Zone Safety Awareness Week

Mention “work-zone safety” and you probably think about protecting the men and women who build, fix and maintain our roads and highways ...
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04/11/2013

ADOT's geotechnical investigation on US 89 landslide enters final stages

We have heard from a lot of people who want to know when US 89 is going to reopen …
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Four people in hard hats and safety vests, one of whom is architect Paolo Soleri, stand outside an industrial building.
04/10/2013

Remembering architect Paolo Soleri

We were saddened to hear news yesterday that well-known architect Paolo Soleri had passed away at the age of 93 ...
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04/09/2013

Transportation Defined: Time Domain Reflectometry

You might remember that we blogged about inclinometers back in February – they’re the instruments used to measure slope inclination or movement at specific locations ...
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