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07/22/2024

ADOT seeking aspiring mechanics, welders, tinkerers

ADOT is hiring paid interns to work in its Equipment Services Division. Interns get hands-on training in automotive repair and maintenance.
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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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05/09/2021

Where in AZ??

If you're looking for a scenic Arizona drive, today's "Where in AZ??" location might be a good one!
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05/07/2021

Adopt a Highway: Mom would be proud! Students reduce litter along US 191 in Morenci

You are never too young to care about your community, something demonstrated recently by a group of middle school students who helped clean up a section of US 191 near Morenci.
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05/06/2021

The 'haunted' grave of Angeline Hoagland

Angeline Hoagland would be amazed. After all, she was but a toddler when she died near the Old Black Canyon Highway in 1889, but stories of her death – and reports of her “ghost” – are alive and kicking today.
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05/05/2021

How a bridge comes to life

Ever wonder how a bridge, whether it be a stately metal connector over a canyon or a concrete slab over a wash, comes into being? And why they take the form they do? Well, let us tell you!
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05/04/2021

'Big Foot' former director left big transportation legacy

History will most likely remember the late Justin Herman, Arizona Highway Department director from 1956-1973, as the energetic leader who shepherded in the modern state freeway system, including the Black Canyon (I-17), Superstition (US 60) and Maricopa (I-10) freeways.
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05/03/2021

The other Salt River bridge

This century-old other bridge over the Salt River deserves some recognition.
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05/02/2021

Where in AZ??

Our weekly challenge features a unique Arizona image and this week is no different.
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04/30/2021

Work zone awareness is needed at all times

As National Work Zone Awareness Week comes to an end, we hope the message of work zone safety is something that stays with all drivers.
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04/29/2021

Throwback Thursday: Superstition sparkle

This week we throwback nearly 50 years to a pleasant evening with a Valley freeway in its infancy.
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04/28/2021

From the Director: It's risky business in work zones for both crews and drivers

Did you know that two highway workers have been injured this year while working on projects? That's why National Work Zone Awareness Week is so important. ADOT's director shares his thoughts.
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