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ASU student checks irrigation along highway.

03/23/2026

ADOT partnership with ASU aims to optimize landscape water use

We're highlighting an ASU News article features a partnership that’s helping ADOT learn how to optimize water use in freeway landscaping. The ADOT Urban Freeway Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project nvolves graduate students who are part of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative

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03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.

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03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.

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Rattlesnake image greets Cave Creek Road motorists

A recent inquiry from a motorist prompted a blog explaining the artwork on the Loop 101 project.

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Black and white historic image of a vehicle on Route 66

01/14/2021

Throwback Thursday: The way US 66 was

This photo of a stunning view led us to a small footnote in the history of US 66 in northern Arizona.

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Graphic with driver license renewal information

01/12/2021

From the Director: Extending driver license renewals for older adults

Governor Doug Ducey recently signed an executive order about driver license renewal. Here's how that helps out 75,000 Arizona residents during the current public health situation.

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A steel bridge spans a river with hills in the background on the Arizona Department of Transportation page.

01/11/2021

A decade's worth of the relevant, important and odd can be found on Facebook

ADOT's Facebook page is where we deliver up-to-date information on major highway closures; the latest agency news; and a smattering of the odd and funny things that happen along state highways. And, guess what? We've been doing it for a decade now.

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