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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.
02/06/2026

It’s a super day (to designate a driver)

No matter what team you’re rooting for in the Super Bowl (or maybe you’re just waiting for the halftime show), we want to remind drivers to have a plan to get home safely after the game is over. If you’re out on Arizona highways on Sunday...
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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.
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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...
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An intact disability placard and a worn and torn disability placard.
04/29/2024

Disability parking placards are now ready for the Arizona heat

Permanent and temporary disability placards are even more prepared for summer heat thanks to improvements from the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division. Anyone that has been in Arizona during the summer, especially...
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Inside of fiber-optic conduit
04/28/2024

If we build it, they will come (with broadband internet)

We're excited to share news of a public-private partnership through which internet service providers can lease space in fiber-optic conduit installed along interstate freeways to expand broadband access in rural areas.
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A group of people gather for a photo outside of a building.
04/25/2024

The impact of a single action, decision or person can be felt by many

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is proud to again join with the dedicated team at Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) to celebrate National Donate Life Month. Last year 865 people received the gift of life because...
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A group of volunteers pick up litter near a highway.
04/23/2024

Adopt a Highway: Arizona Volunteer Week

What better time to express gratitude to volunteers than during Arizona Volunteer Week, Apr. 21-27, along with thousands of dedicated individuals who strengthen Arizona communities through volunteering. ADOT appreciates the nearly 9,000...
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On the Road With ADOT
04/19/2024

Our latest podcast takes you to the Broadway Curve project

Want to learn what's coming at the I-10 Broadway Curve improvement project? Our podcast, On the Road With ADOT, takes you behind the scenes.
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A collage of groups of people wearing orange
04/18/2024

ADOT employees wear orange for work zone safety

If you’ve driven through a work zone, you’ve seen workers wearing hard hats and orange or yellow reflective vests. Those bright colors stand out and make it easier for motorists to see people working near travel lanes, building and...
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A highway work zone with orange traffic control devices.
04/15/2024

Wearing orange on April 17 supports work zone safety

National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 15-19, is an annual spring event that brings attention to the importance of work zone safety. This year’s theme is “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.” It highlights...
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A man in a hard hat and orange vest points at a STOP sign while another man steps back.
04/15/2024

PSA highlights how not to behave in the office and in the work zone

There are certain things people shouldn’t do in an office setting — talking loudly over the phone and disturbing others, stealing lunches that don’t belong to them or microwaving fish (and causing a massive stink). It’s courteous behavior...
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A work truck is parked inside a tunnel as construction work occurs inside the tunnel.
04/12/2024

Shining the light on a safety improvement project on the SR 80 tunnel near Bisbee

It’s time to shed some light, literally and figuratively, on a highway safety project just outside of Bisbee.
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A map of a project area.
04/10/2024

Time to get started on a new bridge over I-17 near Flagstaff’s airport

The arrival of warmer spring weather has brought us April’s launch of ADOT’s $8.2 million project to put a new, modern bridge in place that will carry J.W. Powell Boulevard over I-17 near Pulliam Airport in Flagstaff.
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