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Adopt a Highway volunteer lineup

06/12/2026

The heat is on: Safety tips for volunteers

Read about safety precautions for Adopt a Highway volunteers and anyone planning to enjoy the Arizona outdoors this summer.

Arizona Wallet

06/11/2026

Arizona Wallet adds more features and functions

The Arizona Wallet app can now alert you when your vehicle registration is about to expire, directly on your smartphone. To learn more about the Arizona Wallet and the other digital wallet options available in Arizona, please visit azdot.gov/DigitalIDs.

Photo from the Loop 101: Princess Drive to Shea Boulevard project.

06/10/2026

ADOT wins 5 awards for excellence in transportation partnering

The winners of the 2025 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award have been announced, and ADOT received five awards for roadway construction partnerships. The annual competition recognizes partnering processes and achievements...

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Excavators work on a dirt construction site near a bridge with mountains in the background.

01/22/2019

Old lanes recycled to help build widened stretch of I-10 in Eloy

Recycling is for more than just old newspapers and soda cans. In Pinal County, ADOT is saving time and money as we widen I-10 near Eloy by recycling old highway lanes.

Aerial view of Interstate 10 dust detection system project

01/18/2019

VIDEO: A year of progress with more ahead on I-10 near Eloy

We are just the past the one-year mark for our project to widen I-10 near Eloy. Watch what we have accomplished so far and what drivers can expect before the work finishes later this year.

Black and white photo of road test reviewer writing on notepad in front of car

01/17/2019

Throwback Thursday: The road test

The cars may have changed since 1979, but MVD employees are still helping prospective drivers earn their licenses through the road test.

Large machine drills hole for bridge pier

01/16/2019

Bridge piers are like icebergs: There's more than you think below the surface

Today's blog follows bridge piers deep underground to explain how they support overpasses that can carry thousands of vehicles every day.

Cactuses and crushed granite along freeway

01/15/2019

Where botany meets aesthetics: New freeway interchange landscaping

Hundreds of planted saguaros are just the start of what makes the finished Loop 303 and Interstate 10 interchange a site to behold.

Snow-play traffic jam on US 180 near Flagstaff

01/11/2019

Heading north for the snow? Good times can go bad without planning

Planning and some common sense are the keys to a safe trip to enjoy snow in Arizona's high country.

Construction scene at the West Seligman Bridges on Interstate 40 with a crane, equipment, traffic cone, and a white pickup truck.

01/10/2019

Progress continues toward better bridges connecting I-40, Route 66 in Seligman

See the progress we're making on replacing three bridge decks between Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66 near Seligman.

SR 286 freeway near Sasabe

01/09/2019

Adopt a Highway: 'All the Way to the Border' litter pickup coming to SR 286

Most Adopt a Highway segments are 2 miles. But an upcoming volunteer cleanup along SR 286 in southern Arizona aims to tackle 45 miles.

Thermal camera video frame grab showing wrong-way vehicle.

01/08/2019

See the I-17 wrong-way alert system in action

Early Monday, ADOT's I-17 wrong-way vehicle alert system alerted ADOT and DPS to a wrong-way driver on I-17.

Hi Jolly Monument Quartzsite AZ

01/06/2019

A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite

A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite erected in memory of a former camel driver.