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In addition to a week filled with blogs and social media posts that celebrate engineering and engineers, this episode of On the Road With ADOT features Audra Merrick, ADOT's State Engineer and Deputy Director.
Getting involved in the community matters to a new volunteer group who adopted two miles along US 89.
There's a lot happening with ADOT's project widening the Loop 101 (Agua Freeway Freeway) between I-17 and 75th Avenue. So this week we're getting an update from Kim Larson, our Community Relations Project Manager for this improvement.

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We’re thankful for our Enforcement and Compliance Division officers making key traffic stops in addition to their primary duties of enforcing commercial vehicle regulations to help keep motorists safe.
Burn scars can pose a problem during monsoon season.
Summer means our monsoon season has arrived. According to the National Weather Service, Arizona’s summer monsoon season starts mid-June and lasts through the end of September. We can anticipate storms that bring lightning, rain and walls of dust. Driving through a dust storm can be dangerous and ill-advised, no matter where you are.
Are you #AheadOfTheCurve? Let’s find out!
Take it from a kangaroo who knows: Pool it!
Recently, we had a chance to commemorate “Secure Your Load Day,” with some of ADOT’s fellow safety partners who are all committed to excellent, long-term collaboration to keep our roads safe.
Let's go back 52 years to a familiar scene.
Known as Arizona's longest open-spandrel bridge, the Cienega Creek Bridge ws constructed in 1921.
We understand that sometimes the going on Interstate 40 can get rough. But, setting aside the rest of that old adage, ADOT continues to invest in the 360-mile northern Arizona corridor. Last week, maintenance crews began smoothing out some...
It's Heat Awareness Week and we have a few suggestions for Adopt a Highway volunteers -- and, really, anyone planning to be outside during summer -- to consider before heading out to collect litter,