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01/04/2026

PODCAST: ADOT's partnership with native nations across Arizona

Native nations comprise roughly a quarter of Arizona's land, and state highways are key corridors for them. In this week's episode, our Native Nations Ambassador for Infrastructure Development discusses how ADOT partners with our state's 22 federally recognized tribes and eight others with ancestral ties to Arizona.

A dog stands alone next to a law enforcement patrol car.

01/02/2026

ADOT, AZDPS team up and reunite lost dog with family on New Year's Eve

A dispatch supervisor at our Traffic Operations Center spotted a loose dog on a freeway camera. Then he found the dog's family, which was looking for her.

Sign marking the start of the I-17 flex lanes

12/31/2025

Valley freeways: A glance at '25 and glimpse at '26 projects

A couple of words come to mind when one examines the year that was and the year to come when it comes to Phoenix-area freeways: new lanes. Here's a look back and forward for Phoenix-area freeways.

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DMS through snow

10/09/2017

Amid all this Twitter celebration, a nod to ADOT Facebook

While ADOT's Twitter account has passed 200,000 followers, our Facebook page has been taking off as well. We hope you like it and "like" it.

10/08/2017

Where in AZ??

Do you know "Where in AZ??" these rock formations are located?

10/07/2017

Sometimes it's good to be a follower, especially when it comes to Twitter

To celebrate 200,000 followers, we're taking a look at the demographics of ADOT's Twitter followers.

10/05/2017

ADOT Twitter at 200,000: It began with no plan, no policy, no permission

A look back at the early days of the ADOT Twitter account from the man who sent the first tweet.

10/04/2017

Follow biologists locating, and relocating, chuckwallas for South Mountain Freeway

Capturing chuckwallas is no easy task. Follow along as biologists locate, and relocate, these lizards prior to South Mountain Freeway construction.

10/03/2017

ADOT helps Light AZ Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

ADOT is helping Governor Doug Ducey mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

10/02/2017

Project offers rare look at what lies beneath a highway surface

See how we're rebuilding five miles of I-40 from the ground up just west of Williams.

10/01/2017

Where in AZ??

We have another "Where in AZ??" challenge for you on the ADOT Facebook page.

Thermal Camera

09/29/2017

Boldly going where no one has gone before

Three projects, each designed to make Arizona safer, each taking ADOT where no transportation agency has gone before.

09/28/2017

Yesterday and Today: Interstate 17 at Camp Verde

While topography is the same, I-17 heading north into the Verde Valley has changed since the picture at left was taken around 1969.