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Loop 303 project
08/07/2026

Big freeway construction project is in its early stages south of I-10 in Goodyear

The opening of a well-known travel center featuring a beaver mascot in Goodyear made a lot more news this summer than the start of ADOT’s latest freeway construction project, also in that West Valley city. The project to extend Loop 303...
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Close-up view of textured grooves on a concrete road surface, with blurred vehicles and highway scenery in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
08/05/2026

What is diamond grinding?

You may have heard that diamond grinding is currently being used on the SR 51, I-10 to Shea Blvd pavement project and the pavement improvement projects on the Loop 101 Agua Fria and Pima freeways. But what does that actually mean? Diamond...
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AAH volunteer group
08/05/2026

Route 66 Centennial cleanup

Join us for a special cleanup along a stretch of Arizona’s legendary Route 66 also known as the Mother Road, Main Street of America and the Will Rogers Highway.
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Truck drives past message board in I-10 dust detection system
06/11/2021

Dust detection system ready for action this monsoon season

Monsoon Awareness Week starts next week and ADOT is ready for when the dust swirls.
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06/09/2021

Remembering the impressive bridge at Bylas

The Gila River is notoriously hard to build a bridge across. That's what made this extra-long bridge at Bylas so extraordinary.
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Crane works on future Loop 303 interchange
06/08/2021

Crews are lifting heavy objects along Loop 303 in north Peoria

A widening project is underway along Loop 303 along with preparations a connection to the city of Peoria’s Jomax Parkway.
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Lightning damaged road sign Casa Grande Yuma
06/04/2021

From the Archive: The ultimate vandal

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?
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Overhead digital highway sign reads SECURE YOUR LOAD REDUCE CRASHES AND LITTER.
06/03/2021

Is your load secure? Make sure!

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.
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2022-2026 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program Cover
06/02/2021

We want your opinion as we map out years of highway improvements

We want your help planning highway projects. The deadline to comment on our tentative Five-Year Plan ends tomorrow!
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I-10 and I-17 Split Night View
06/02/2021

Art of Transportation: A good long look

This long-exposure photo sums up how we are about to zip into the future with the Broadway Curve project.
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Road construction with vehicles and workers paving a rural highway under a partly cloudy sky.
06/01/2021

North to south, east to west, ADOT investing in road preservation

Did you know ADOT invested half a billion dollars in pavement preservation over the last five years? And we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
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Adopt a Highway sign and group of volunteers
05/28/2021

Adopt a Highway: Few words, many memories on Memorial Day

These families remember the loved ones they've lost all year long by keeping their small part of Arizona grand and litter-free.
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For Tom Erickson, it's all in the signs!
05/27/2021

It's all in the signs for this ADOT employee

Some people like to knit or sew. Others love car racing, going to the theater or solving crossword puzzles. Tom Erickson's passion is making signs. And, as an ADOT sign shop employee, he gets to do it every day.
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