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ADOT's Karl Lopez stands in front of his emergency response truck
10/06/2025

ADOT worker aids flood rescue: 'That kid needed to get to the hospital ASAP'

A news account reported how a severely injured teen ultimately got to a Phoenix hospital for treatment, due in part to help from an ADOT employee who wasn’t identified. Today, we’re sharing more about that employee and his role in the rescue amid flooding in Globe.
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10/05/2025

PODCAST: Traffic engineering's role in safely connecting Arizonans

Where do speed limits come from? How are highways engineered, signed, striped, etc., to maximize safety? To explain these and other aspects of state highways, we're pleased to have State Traffic Engineer Kerry Wilcoxon as this week's On the Road With ADOT guest.
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Adopt a Highway
10/01/2025

Volunteers bag 1.8 tons of litter on National CleanUp Day

See Adopt a Highway volunteers across Arizona caught in the act on National CleanUp Day 2025.
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Mask hanging from rear view mirror
12/30/2020

A year of accomplishments, with an asterisk

Watch our video wrapping up the past year.
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12/29/2020

Bridge girder placement an eye-catching sign of progress in Winkelman

If you drove on SR 77 near Winkelman this month, there was no missing this important sign of progress.
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12/28/2020

VIDEO: State balladeer sings of drive from Flagstaff

We're taking a trip back in time to Interstate 17 in the 1950s with state balladeer Dolan Ellis.
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12/27/2020

Where in AZ??

Another Sunday and another landmark to identify for our "Where in AZ??" challenge!
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12/24/2020

Ho-ho-holiday spectacle once conspicuous on US 93

Once a favorite tourist haunt along US 93, Santa Claus is now nothing more than a blip on the map.
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12/23/2020

Safety tips if you’re on the road during holidays and beyond

If you're traveling for the holidays, please focus on highway and health safety.
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12/22/2020

ADOT Kids – fun and educational activities to check out over winter break

Looking to keep the kids occupied between Christmas and New Year's? Then ADOT Kids might be the resource for you! Fun and educational, it's perfect for budding engineers.
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12/21/2020

A year ago, the South Mountain Freeway was a welcome addition to Valley freeways

After a year of being open to Valley drivers, what's your favorite memory of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway?
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12/20/2020

Where in AZ??

Join us for another "Where in AZ??" challenge featuring a spot somewhere in Arizona.
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12/18/2020

Art of Transportation: Blue diamonds are like stars

Blue stars merging with the shape of mountains and an abstraction of a saguaro cactus are just some of the beauty built into the new Happy Valley interchange on I-17.
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