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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 dog stands alone next to a law enforcement patrol car.
01/02/2026

ADOT, AZDPS team up and reunite lost dog with family on New Year's Eve

A dispatch supervisor at our Traffic Operations Center spotted a loose dog on a freeway camera. Then he found the dog's family, which was looking for her.
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Sign marking the start of the I-17 flex lanes
12/31/2025

Valley freeways: A glance at '25 and glimpse at '26 projects

A couple of words come to mind when one examines the year that was and the year to come when it comes to Phoenix-area freeways: new lanes. Here's a look back and forward for Phoenix-area freeways.
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Navajo Bridge viewed from the Colorado River
09/14/2025

PODCAST: We're looking back 30 years to the dedication of (new) Navajo Bridge

This week's guest and host on ADOT's podcast were at the Sept. 14, 1995, dedication of a new Navajo Bridge spanning Marble Canyon on US 89A. Thirty years later, they share their memories.
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Panorama of Navajo Bridge opening in 1995
09/11/2025

Remembering the (new) Navajo Bridge dedication 30 years ago

We’re also relaying the story of a series of photos taken to create a panoramic view from the day the day in 1995 when ADOT and the Navajo Nation dedicated a new Navajo Bridge.
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09/07/2025

PODCAST: Get the facts about crashes on highways and local roads

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT explores what goes into creating annual Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts reports and what Arizonans can learn from them.
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A concrete arch bridge spans a dry, rocky creek bed surrounded by desert vegetation and hills.
09/01/2025

Pine Creek Bridge Has Been Around A While

This small bridge on State Route 88 (Apache Trail) has been here for quite some time and will likely be here for quite a while more.
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Specialty plates featured in August.
08/31/2025

Specialty Plate Spotlight: August recap

ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media.
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Signs made by ADOT
08/31/2025

PODCAST: Here's where all of those highway signs come from

It's time to STOP and YIELD to the temptation to learn where highway signs come from. There's ONE WAY to do that, and that's listening to this episode of On the Road With ADOT.
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Digital message boards on the highway encourages motorists to slow down and put the phone down
08/29/2025

Watch your speed and keep your eyes on the road over Labor Day weekend

Labor Day weekend usually marks the “unofficial end to summer” with family gatherings and road trips — and if you’re traveling this holiday, we want to remind you to slow down and drive alert. Over the holiday weekend, you may notice some...
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ADOT AAH Volunteer Open House
08/28/2025

ADOT celebrates Phoenix-area volunteers

ADOT volunteers work along state roadways with friends and family to bag hundreds of pounds of trash. Meet some of the groups dedicated to making a difference and loving what they do.
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Rail study corridor map
08/24/2025

PODCAST: All aboard - er, about - ADOT's passenger rail study

This episode of On the Road With ADOT looks at where we've been and where we're going on passenger rail. The next step will yield a Service Development Plan addressing things such as stations, frequency of service and the cost of establishing service.
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Toastmasters Club celebration
08/22/2025

Capitol Toastmasters Club founded by ADOT marks 50 Years

A Toastmasters Club the Arizona Department of Transportation launched in 1975 to help team members hone their public speaking skills today includes not just ADOT but people from other agencies and the community.
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