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Arizona Travel ID example

02/01/2026

PODCAST: How a Travel ID beats the TSA fee

Bill Lamoreaux, our lead communicator on all things MVD, has the details you need on how to join millions of Arizonans who are able to use their driver licenses and state ID cards for air travel and other uses that have REAL ID requirements.

A snowplow on an icy highway plowing snow.

01/27/2026

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back!

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back again and we’re asking for Arizonans to help name a few of our snowplows! When winter storms roll through our state, ADOT’s snowplow operators work tirelessly to clear highways of ice and snow, helping...

01/25/2026

PODCAST: Looking ahead to Southern Arizona projects for 2026

In this 10-minute episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Officer Garin Groff discusses Southern Arizona improvements that are starting, continuing and finishing in 2026, including major upgrades for the Tucson area.

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08/07/2020

Adopt a Highway: Decades of volunteerism in the White Mountains

About 50 Heber-Overgaard community members helped clean a dozen miles of highway shoulders this month.

Black and white photo of rocky hill

08/06/2020

Throwback Thursday: The rocky road to Prescott

Going uphill has always been part of driving north in Arizona. And that means steep hills and occasionally rocks, like in this photo from the 1930s.

08/05/2020

Everything now in place for the Fourth Street bridge project

Our project on the Fourth Street bridge over Interstate 40 is one of those times when things just seem to slide into place.

Old and new Pinto Creek Bridges

08/04/2020

Catching up on our US 60 at Pinto Creek project

See for yourself how things are progressing on US 60 at Pinto Creek.

08/03/2020

Why are US 93 mileposts in backward order?

US 93 has a surprising quirk: Its milepost numbers get higher as you head south. Why the highway is like that is a tricky question to answer.

08/02/2020

Where in AZ??

It might be a sign of the times or it might just be a busy area! Join or weekly "Where in AZ??" challenge.

A man guides a team of six mules pulling a plow across a sandy field, with another team and workers visible in the background under a bright sky.

07/31/2020

Flashback Friday: Mule crews

Here's a photo that reminds us why we are happy working in these mechanized times.

Large equipment being used to construct overpass

07/30/2020

Throwback Thursday: A balanced approach

More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.

07/29/2020

Turning back the pages on Carefree Highway's top 10 hit

Did you know there's a connection between an Arizona highway and Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot?

Photo of pedestrian hybrid beacon and cars

07/28/2020

ADOT's pedestrian hybrid beacon study wins national award

An ADOT study on traffic control devices to help pedestrians cross a street or highway has received a national award.