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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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A collage shows desert highway construction, a plane taking off, shovels in dirt, Native-inspired art, workers, and traffic on finished road sections.
01/02/2013

A look back at some of the milestones from 2012

We think 2013 holds a lot of promise and look forward to the year ahead, but before we get back to blogging about what’s on ADOT’s horizon, we thought we’d take a look back at the year that was …
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I-17 Bridge Flyover
12/21/2012

New I-17 ‘flyover’ bridge opens to traffic, to improve traffic flow

Just in time for the Christmas and New Year holidays, ADOT has completed the new Cordes Junction ‘flyover’ bridge, which is now open to traffic!
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12/19/2012

Work to replace San Pedro River Bridge is underway

As you can see in the video above, work to replace the San Pedro River Bridge is in full swing…
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Electrical work in Tunnel
12/18/2012

5 electrical maintenance tasks regularly performed by ADOT crews that you might not know about

Road maintenance is about more than just paving roads and fixing guardrail ...
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12/14/2012

PARA funds assist rural areas with transportation planning

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 …
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12/13/2012

Drivers need to watch for rain and snow on the road

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 ...
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Santa giving thumbs up through helicopter window
12/12/2012

Grand Canyon Airport helps Marines deliver toys to Havasupai

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 ...
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12/11/2012

From the ADOT Archives: Dust Storm Warnings

Social media as we know it today simply did not exist when this photo was snapped in the summer of 1976 ...
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12/07/2012

ADOT urges drivers to slow down, move over in highway work zones

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…
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Ferry boat on lake
12/06/2012

Federal program helps with purchase of new ferry boat

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…
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