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This week's episode of On the Road with ADOT podcast features the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, which will add lanes and other much-needed upgrades along 26 miles of the interstate between Chandler and Casa Grande.
Grogginess, yawning, sluggishness — they’re all signs of fatigue. That fatigue can make it harder to get through a workday, and your motor skills can be impaired. If you drive while drowsy, it could result in a crash. So during Drowsy...
One way ADOT helps safely connect people and empower Arizona's economy is operating commercial ports of entry. This is where officers with our Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) make sure large trucks and other commercial vehicles have proper permits and weight and are safe to operate on state highways.

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Thank you to volunteers who help keep our villages and not-so-pointy mountains litter-free.
Today, we throw it back to a Red Mountain Freeway in progress.
We hear about these places all the time. But how did they get their names?
Yes, "shoofly" is a transportation term, too.
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...
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.
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.
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...
A collaboration with the Arizona Game & Fish Department helped to greatly reduce elk-vehicle crashes on this Arizona highway.