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A highway worker directing a wrecked vehicle off the freeway.
11/02/2026

Slow down and move over during Crash Responder Safety Week

November has begun, and that means cooler weather, the start of the holiday season and Crash Responder Safety Week. Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs Nov. 2-6, is held annually to raise awareness about the important work our first...
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A digital highway sign that encourages motorists to stay alert.
11/01/2026

Stay awake, alert during Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

Tossing and turning the night before a major presentation at work. A newborn baby waking all hours of the night. Pulling an all-nighter to study for a final exam. Whatever the reason, we’re exhausted and fatigued. And that fatigue not only...
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A digital highway sign that encourages motorists to drive with focus.
10/31/2026

Drive with focus this Halloween

Spooky frights and buckets of candy await on Halloween, but we want to remind drivers to stay focused on the road and not get distracted by thoughts of ghosts and haunted houses. If you’re driving on state highways this weekend, you might...
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Loop 101 with twilight in the background
02/09/2022

A wider Loop 101 in play for the 2022 Phoenix Open, but consider shuttling to the event

We’re using our “pitching wedge” to get the word out about alternative parking plans for spectators headed to the Phoenix Open.
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Two construction workers in safety gear inspect and repair a damaged overpass with exposed rebar and cracked concrete beneath a green highway sign.
02/09/2022

Maximizing resources by ADOT’s Insurance Recovery Unit

Our Insurance Recovery Unit is responsible for recovering costs associated with damage to the state’s transportation system. For fiscal year 2021, the team recovered $4.7 million.
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Alyssa Williams, the plate designer
02/07/2022

Flagstaff student's design appears on Code Talker specialty plate

In 2020, Flagstaff student Alyssa Williams's design for the Code Talker specialty license plate won a contest. Now, her design honoring the Code Talkers has made it's way to license plates.
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Cross-section of fiber-optic conduit
02/04/2022

Broadband project connects Arizonans

Two active projects along I-17 and I-19 will add 200 miles of broadband conduit by early 2023.
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Abandoned mobile home on State Route 61 near St. Johns
02/04/2022

ADOT crews respond to abandoned mobile home on highway

Removing dilapidated, abandoned mobile home from a state highway isn't easy.
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Traffic on freeway
02/03/2022

Federal infrastructure money is coming... just not all at once

An explanation on how funds from the federal infrastructure bill are received and directed.
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A large container filled to the top with yellow shredded material sits in a wooden-paneled room.
02/02/2022

Mixing things up with asphalt to help preserve State Route 85

ADOT is testing a two-mile section of State Route 85 in Maricopa County using fiber-reinforced asphalt concrete.
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Arizona Rodeo Specialty License Plate
01/31/2022

Arizona Rodeo debuts new specialty license plate

One of the newest specialty license plates is from Arizona Rodeo.
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Aerial view of freeway interchange under construction
01/26/2022

The roles and responsibilities of the Arizona State Transportation Board

ADOT Director explains the roles, responsibilities of the State Transportation Board.
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Electronic highway sign at night displays the message BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP in bright yellow text above lanes of traffic.
01/17/2022

New year? Resolve to drive safer!

New year, new you? ADOT has some excellent suggestions to help make you a better driver in 2022.
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