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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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10/30/2026

Heavy rain can flood the market with water damaged vehicles

When looking for a new-to-you vehicle, it is important to know its history. Pay close attention to a vehicle’s condition and title status, especially in a private sale.

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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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Arizona Highways Magazine cover cactus with flowers

05/26/2021

Arizona Highways: 43 years later, same great state

Take a virtual flip through the highlights of a 1978 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine.

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A mural shows a red airplane flying over fields and a river with a banner that reads, Thanks for Flying Yuma.

05/25/2021

Yuma International Airport is a triple winner

Move over, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. The Yuma International Airport has also scored a three-peat by winning Arizona Airport of the Year three times!

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Engineer Jeremy Moore and his daughter at bridge deck pour

05/24/2021

Watch us make a new bridge, and maybe a future bridge builder

For this 11-year-old interested in engineering and architecture, there was nothing better than going to the office with Dad.

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A highway runs toward distant mountains under a blue sky filled with large, fluffy clouds.

05/21/2021

Now’s the time to prepare for a Memorial Day road trip

The holiday weekend is a week away, but now is the time to prepare if you'll be traveling.

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05/20/2021

Throwback Thursday: What a tangled web we weave

Daunting engineering challenge or monster B-movie material? We are looking at a tangled web for Throwback Thursday.

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Small cactus seedlings growing in black plastic pots filled with gravel, arranged in a tray under sunlight.

05/19/2021

Redoing the bridge, but saving endangered cactus at Pinto Creek

Once the project at Pinto Creek bridge on US 60 is done, ADOT will have accomplished more than just replacing a bridge. It will have helped experts preserve an endangered species of cactus that grows in the area.

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