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12/28/2025

The Arizona Travel ID can help you avoid a new federal fee

Starting on Feb. 1, those who do not have a federally compliant credential like a passport or the Arizona Travel ID will be charged $45 for the new TSA ConfirmID service to get you through TSA security for up to 10 days.

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Adopt a Highway volunteer holds up a piece of litter.

12/27/2025

PODCAST: Resolve to help keep highways cleaner in 2026

On this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, Adopt a Highway Program Manager Mary Currie explains how you can get involved and help keep Arizona grand.

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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive calmly.

12/25/2025

Drive calmly and jingle all the way home over Christmas

Christmas Day is just around the corner, and while we’re in the final dash to Dec. 25 and buying last-minute presents to put under the tree, we’re taking a moment to remind drivers to practice safe driving over the holidays. If you’re out...

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MVD director does a little good with mini-Tesla donation

When our MVD director was a recipient of a pint-sized Tesla and U-Haul trailer, he knew exactly where it should go.

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Traffic camera view of snow along I-17 at Cordes Junction

11/05/2019

Driving Safety Home: Know Snow

http://twitter.com/ArizonaDOTIt's the time of the year to once again be thinking about how to drive safely during snowy and icy conditions. ADOT's state engineer shares a few tips.

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11/04/2019

Doing the bridge slide - and we don't mean a dance move

It's not a dance move, but an innovative new technique for replacing bridges. Read more in today's blog.

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11/03/2019

Where in AZ??

Blue sky and blue water are features in today's "Where in AZ??" post.

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11/01/2019

Wrong-way detection system receives national award

They say virtue is its own award. We would say that helping everyone get home safely after a hard day's work, a weekend escape or a night out is also its own award. But occasionally we are recognized for doing just that. Such is the case...

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10/31/2019

Throwback Thursday: This photo has us bedeviled

Just in time for Halloween: We can't tell you when this photo was taken. But we can tell you where: the Devil's Highway.

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A young boy stands indoors wearing a homemade costume resembling a highway road sign with directional signs for Williamson Valley, Prescott, and Seligman.

10/30/2019

Trick-or-treating as a highway sign? We 'like' that

When his great aunt shared a photo of Hunter Vincente dressed up as a highway sign, we had to know more.

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10/29/2019

Simple, predictable schedule helping Pinto Creek bridge project

Let’s face it: Nobody looks forward to construction delays. But with restrictions and some temporary closures set for the Pinto Creek Bridge replacement project on US 60 between Superior and Globe, we’re giving drivers something they can...

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