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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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10/12/2021

Adopt a Highway: Outstanding volunteers in Leupp gather to remember community leader Mary R. Clay

One Adopt a Highway group in northeastern Arizona honors their Navajo elder through their volunteerism.
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10/10/2021

Where in AZ??

We're coming at you with another image of a road and some unusual rocks. Join our weekly challenge!
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10/08/2021

With I-10 Broadway Curve construction ramping up, chess-themed TV commercials remind you ‘good info is a good thing’

National Chess Day is tomorrow and it's a reminder that details matter, whether it's in the game of chess or while working on a major highway project.
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10/06/2021

Salome founded by larger-than-life character

Salome was made famous by larger-than-life Arizona legend Dick Wick Hall, who founded and named the town and was well known of his humorous pokes at Arizona's weather.
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10/05/2021

ADOT wins two TransComm awards

ADOT's Blog and Twitter accounts came home with wins at the 2021 AASHTO TransComm Awards.
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10/04/2021

Adopt a Highway: Honoring Michael Scott on National CleanUp Day

Read about one family that paid tribute to their little brother on National CleanUp Day.
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09/30/2021

Ask ADOT: Why are highway signs green?

Most signs we encounter along the highway are colored a specific shade of green. Why is that?
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09/29/2021

Crews from two projects team up on improvement work, reduce need for additional closure

The work zone ADOT is setting up this weekend will enable crews to build a better interchange at Interstate 10 and the US 60 (Superstition Freeway). We’re getting the word out every way we can to alert drivers about this weekend’s full...
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09/28/2021

Dinnebito Wash Bridge project winding down on SR 264

The Dinnebito Wash Bridge is a vital crossing on State Route 264, the highway that links together all the Hopi villages. This is why the bridge rehabilitation project is so important.
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09/27/2021

Hey ADOT Kids! Be a SSP* while being physically active

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, physical inactivity is a major contributor to health problems in the United States.
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