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09/21/2025

PODCAST: Catching you up on Tucson-area projects

Garin Groff, our Public Information Officer for the Tucson area, has details on I-10 projects there in this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT. Spend a few minutes with Garin and host Doug Nintzel and you'll be up to date on how ADOT and our partners are improving traffic flow in the Old Pueblo.

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09/20/2025

MVD Community Connections receives award for charitable giving

The ADOT MVD Community Connections team was recently recognized with the AAMVA Region 4 2025 Community Service Award for their continued efforts to support community organizations across the state.

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09/17/2025

Bridge girder placement another sign of progress on US 93 widening project

Two bridges under construction on US 93 north of Wikieup didn’t look much like bridges until recently, as they were little more than concrete piers jutting up from a dry wash. That all changed rapidly in the past few weeks, as crews lifted...

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Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a reminder to focus on the road

During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, consider what's really worth paying attention to while driving.

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04/13/2022

Project team takes action to slow down drivers in their work zone

As the project manager for the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, I’ve come to expect the unexpected. It’s all part of leading the Arizona Department of Transportation’s largest-ever urban highway reconstruction project: a...

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04/11/2022

Safely Home for both crews and drivers in work zones

National Work Zone Awareness Week is a good time to remind everyone of the importance of being a responsible driver in work zones. Sadly, national data shows motorists are the ones killed most frequently in work zones because of speed and inattention.

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04/08/2022

We can all pitch in and prevent road-side brush fires

Last weekened, the first. big fire-related highway closure of 2022 occurred. History tells us that won’t be the only one we see this year. Learn how drivers can help prevent wildland fires.

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04/07/2022

In Florence, we’re building a bridge that’s designed to move

When ADOT builds a new bridge, our top priority is to make sure the gigantic mass of steel and concrete stays right where we build it. But that won’t be the case with a new bridge we’re constructing on State Route 79 in Florence, because...

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04/04/2022

ADOT, NAU biologists work to protect endangered species while improving Verde River bridges

Learn about how wildlife species are protected along the Verde River when construction activities occur nearby.

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03/31/2022

Your input is important to ADOT’s planning and programming process

The Arizona State Transportation Board values the input from the public in deciding which projects get approved for inclusion in the Five-Year Program. It is a good time to remind you that our Five-Year plan isn’t just about highways.

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