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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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A big ‘Thank You’ to our awesome Adopt a Highway volunteers!

During National Volunteer Week, we're thankful for the 1,002 Adopt a Highway volunteer groups who cleaned nearly 2,000 miles of state highways in 2021.

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Distracted Drivers are Terrifying graphic

04/18/2022

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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Work zone with lower speed limit and barricades

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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ADOT and NAU biologists work to protect endangered species in the river bed of the Verde Valley Bridge Interstate I-17

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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Banner image showing “2023-2027 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program (Tentative)” with photos of roads, construction equipment, and infrastructure projects.

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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