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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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Freeway board with message on highway safety and COVID-19 safety
01/04/2021

A year's worth of blogs prove 2020 wasn't all ... 2020

We searched through our archives to bring you the fun, weird, sobering and informative tidbits we shared during the chaotic ride that was 2020.
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A multi-lane highway with several cars and a yellow utility truck driving under clear skies, bordered by red gravel landscaping and small trees.
12/31/2020

Yes, it was 2020 but progress still made along Phoenix-area freeways

Murder hornets and a public health situation didn't keep us from completing some major projects in 2020.
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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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Crane sets a bridge girder
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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Dolan Ellis suings and strums his guitar.
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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Large red and white billboard advertising land for sale in Santa Claus, AZ, next to an old building and overgrown weeds on a sunny day.
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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Snow along Interstate 40 through Flagstaff
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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View of South Mountain Freeway with words Now Open over it
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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Blue diamond artwork on bridge
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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Graphic of wrapping paper torn open to reveal the Grand Canyon
12/17/2020

Unwrap Arizona Highways Magazine from December 1978

There's something magical about the holidays, and who better to capture that then the photographers at Arizona Highways Magazine? Take a look at a December issue from the 1970s!
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