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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.
07/19/2024

Designating a driver is always an ‘All-Star’ move

If you’re driving on Arizona highways this Friday and Saturday, you may notice some of our overhead signs displaying a traffic safety message related to the WNBA All-Star Game happening in Phoenix. We want to grab people’s attention and...
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07/18/2024

PODCAST: A 51-year ADOT veteran reflects on ADOT's first half century

To mark ADOT's 50th anniversary this month, we're inviting some longtime employees onto our podcast, On the Road With ADOT. The latest episode features Tami Wollaston, who started as a draftsman nearly 51 years ago and currently is a transportation engineering specialist in ADOT’s Roadway Engineering Group.
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A picturesque bridge spanning a tranquil river, surrounded by lush greenery
07/17/2024

A brief history of three Wickenburg bridges

Three versions of the bridge over the Hassayampa River in Wickenburg have carried traffic for over a century.
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11/29/2022

The word on the street is the shoofly is in, at least temporarily

Yes, "shoofly" is a transportation term, too.
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11/19/2022

Nov. 19 Camp Day: What's your favorite Copper State campground?

Don't miss our latest survey!
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11/17/2022

Shining the spotlight on our Incident Response Unit during Crash Responder Safety Week

It’s Crash Responder Safety Week and, here at ADOT, we’re spotlighting a team that responds to incidents and help improve safety by getting traffic moving sooner after crashes and other incidents occur. We are, of course, referring to our...
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11/15/2022

Waste Not: Reusing materials from the past to build for the future

Asphalt millings, concrete, metal and steel are the most common types of construction waste; but the Broadway Curve project team has future plans for all of them.
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11/11/2022

ADOT protecting native plants along I-17 as part of Improvement Project between Anthem Way and Sunset Point

Crews are removing viable native vegetation along the 23-mile I-17 improvement project corridor so it can be cared for and closely monitored during construction, then eventually replanted alongside an improved wider highway.
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11/10/2022

Adopt a Highway: Thank you, veteran volunteers

The Arizona Department of Transportation remembers veterans for the commitment made to our great nation and those who continue to serve their communities. Forty-five veterans groups care for adopted segments along state highways throughout...
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11/07/2022

Elk fence reduced crashes, great example of collaboration

A collaboration with the Arizona Game & Fish Department helped to greatly reduce elk-vehicle crashes on this Arizona highway.
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11/02/2022

Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal marks 55 years

The Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal is celebrating 55 years!
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11/01/2022

Bridge builder's identity rediscovered, honored one century after death

Lafe McDaniel died during the construction of the Navajo Bridge, but his identiity and his life had been largely forgotten in the decades after his death.
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10/27/2022

Let’s talk zipper merge

A shorter queue. A lowered risk of rear-end collisions. Increased roadway efficiency. These are the benefits of the zipper merge!
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