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Getting involved in the community matters to a new volunteer group who adopted two miles along US 89.
There's a lot happening with ADOT's project widening the Loop 101 (Agua Freeway Freeway) between I-17 and 75th Avenue. So this week we're getting an update from Kim Larson, our Community Relations Project Manager for this improvement.
Two big events are happening this weekend: Valentine’s Day and Lady Gaga being in Glendale for the Mayhem Ball tour. We hope you’ve made plans with your sweetheart for dinner, or maybe you’ve secured tickets to see Mother Monster perform —...

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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 ...
Following the tragic death of a highway maintenance worker in South Carolina earlier this week, ADOT is reminding drivers to move over and slow down in highway work zones…
In a land-locked state like Arizona, you wouldn’t think anyone around here needs to rely on a boat for transportation. But in an area near the far western portion of our state, there actually are many people who depend on a ferry to get to jobs, school and recreation…
It was just two months ago that ADOT again put a call out to the public seeking input on the possibility of a passenger rail line between Phoenix and Tucson…
This view might look somewhat familiar to all you East Valley commuters out there… Taken on May 16, 1979, the above photo shows a construction crew working on the Superstition Freeway in Mesa.
If it’s been a while since you studied up on the Arizona driver license manual, you might not recall that it is against the law to drive through a gore area ... or that it's three points against your license if you violate this traffic rule.
Winter isn’t officially here yet, but Arizona has already received some snowy weather this month. Don’t worry … the season’s early start hasn’t caught ADOT off guard.