ADOT Blog

The Arizona license plate was just voted the best plate in the country, according to an Insurance.com survey across all 50 states. The online article highlights some of the favorite license plates according to the survey respondents...

ADOT announced in July the new Interstate 17 Regional Drainage System between Dunlap Avenue and Greenway Road in north Phoenix is fully operational in time for this summer’s monsoon. Construction started in summer 2020. Our Public...

Hey ADOT Kids (and parents)! Are you taking one more road trip before school starts back up? If so, we have a fun game for the whole family to play in the car (except the driver!). License plate bingo is easy and fun to play. We have a link...

Welcome one and all! Whether you are an existing Adopt a Highway volunteer group or want to pitch-in for one day. This year National CleanUp Day is Saturday, Sept. 16—only seven weeks away. The day is set aside for civic-minded individuals...

Every cleanup day is a new experience for the Prescott Litter Lifters, an Adopt a Highway volunteer group whose beginning dates back to 1981, according to group leader and co-manager Farrish Sharon. Seven miles of state highway along state...

You’ve checked your car’s tires, fluids and battery, filled up your gas tank and mapped out your route, but you’re never fully ready for a road trip until you’ve prepared an emergency travel kit. With record-breaking heat across Arizona...

Arizona and copper go together like – well, like Arizona and copper. Copper drove Arizona’s early economy, giving rise to communities such as Bisbee, Globe, Miami, Morenci, Ajo and Jerome. Copper adorns the dome of our State Capitol. When...

It’s that time again, Arizona! ADOT’s Safety Message Contest is back for its seventh year and entries are open through July 25. Have you ever wanted to see your traffic message on a Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) above the highway? Here’s your...

In those years just before a freeway improvement project is ready to start, we’re all allowed to imagine what it will be like once the work is done. On I-10 in the Buckeye area, the imagination has become reality. ADOT’s $82 million project...