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With the long Memorial Day weekend coming up, you may be planning a road trip to get out of town. Now’s the time to get you and your vehicle ready. Check these things in your vehicle before you go: Tire pressure Engine fluids AC Battery In...
By now you hopefully heard about the REAL ID enforcement at TSA checkpoints? Be ready for your summer travel plans and upgrade to the Arizona Travel ID at least two weeks before your vacation so you are ready to fly without delays.
The tables are turned this week as On the Road With ADOT's host becomes the guest. Doug Nintzel, our public information guru on Phoenix-area freeways, has an update on important projects around the Valley.

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Some saguaros along the South Mountain Freeway are cloaked in black. Today's blog explains why.
Another week, means another "Where in AZ??" challenge is ahead!
Monsoon Awareness Week starts next week and ADOT is ready for when the dust swirls.
The Gila River is notoriously hard to build a bridge across. That's what made this extra-long bridge at Bylas so extraordinary.
A widening project is underway along Loop 303 along with preparations a connection to the city of Peoria’s Jomax Parkway.
Hey, ADOT Kids, do you know how to get started on an engineering career? For this ADOT employee, his love for building things started when he was kid.
We've combed our photo files for another "Where in AZ??" image!
We do a lot to prevent and clean up graffiti and other acts of vandalism, but what do you do when the vandal is a little more extraordinary?
Mattresses, kayaks, grills, even Christmas trees. We've seen it all on Arizona highways. But items left on our roadways aren't only ugly, they are dangerous.
We want your help planning highway projects. The deadline to comment on our tentative Five-Year Plan ends tomorrow!