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Aerial view of I-17 wildlife overpass project
12/21/2025

PODCAST: Catching you up on projects and more in Northern Arizona

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Jeremy DeGeyter, administrator of ADOT's Northcentral District. Jeremy talks with host Doug Nintzel not just about the I-17 wildlife overpass project but the much-anticipated Lion Springs widening of SR 260 east of Payson, among other topics.
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Arizona Transportation Institute logo
12/17/2025

A national spotlight for ADOT's partnership with public universities

A video from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) features ADOT director explaining the Arizona Transportation Institute and its goals.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive safe.
12/14/2025

Celebrate eight days of lights and safe driving

The holiday season is in full swing and with people gathering with family and friends to celebrate meals, traditions and more, we want to make sure you get safely to and from your destination. To that end, ADOT will be displaying several...
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Pouring concrete to create a girder
01/25/2024

Bridging Arizona’s Freeways: How concrete bridge girders are made

Several concrete bridge girders have been placed throughout the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project and by the project’s end, dozens of these girders will have been placed within the project area.
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Vintage photo of ADOT employees displaying a new ID card design in 1975.
01/24/2024

The Evolution of Arizona’s Driver License

Have you ever wondered what past Arizona driver licenses looked like? You may even have a few iterations of them yourself. Today, we’re taking a look at how the design of Arizona’s driver licenses have evolved throughout the years. In the...
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A flooded street with submerged cars.
01/23/2024

Water damaged vehicles can flood your car buying experience

Cars damaged by floodwaters are sometime shipped to other states where unscrupulous individuals may try to sell them. We've compiled some tips for avoiding a car that can't pass the smell test.
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Road closed sign and gate on State Route 88
01/22/2024

Good news for those drawn to Apache Trail

News that a $4 million ADOT project will restore limited access to 5 miles of State Route 88 inspires a trip down memory lane.
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A close up of a snowplow with mountains in the background
01/19/2024

ADOT's Name-A-Snowplow Contest receives over 1,700 entries in first 2 days

Back for another year, we’re asking for your help in naming a few of the 200 snowplows we have in our fleet. And so far, y’all have answered the call. Since launching the contest two days ago, we’ve received just over 1,700 entries. We’re...
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Construction occurs on a highway.
01/18/2024

Podcast: Catch up on 2024 projects with ADOT’s State Engineer

ADOT's State Engineer and Deputy Director for Transportation, Greg Byres, chats about projects starting or continuing this year in northern, southern and central Arizona.
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Personalized License Plates from 1976
01/17/2024

From the Archives: Personalized License Plates

It’s been almost 50 years since ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division began offering personalized license plates, giving drivers an opportunity to express themselves on their cars with just a few characters. The program began in 1975 and gained...
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Construction occurs on a highway.
01/12/2024

ADOT Answers: Can’t you finish one project before starting another?

We were recently asked, "Why can't you finish one project before beginning another? There's construction everywhere!" That short, understandable question requires a bit of a long answer.
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Heavy machinery removes the top layer of asphalt from a freeway at night.
01/10/2024

It’s January in north Scottsdale: Golf, cars and a freeway project?

Will the work on the Loop 101 Improvement Project in north Scottsdale impact access to events like car shows and the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament? A lot of thought has gone into keeping the freeway project from being an issue for event visitors.
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A yellow license plate with black lettering and numbers atop a map of Arizona.
01/09/2024

Arizona’s first ‘specialty’ plate: An homage to Fray Marcos de Niza

In 1939, every license plate issued by the Arizona Highway Department recognized Fray Marcos de Niza. That year, celebrations throughout Arizona marked the 400th anniversary of an expedition that made Fray Marcos the first European known to have reached this area.
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