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09/04/2026

And the winners in ADOT’s 2026 Safety Message Contest are …

After 1,700 submissions and more than 3,900 votes, Arizonans have chosen two traffic safety messages as the winners in ADOT’s tenth annual Safety Message Contest! We invited the public to vote on 10 finalists and the winning messages are...
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Vehicles driving on the highway.
08/31/2026

2025 crash data shows decrease in traffic fatalities for third straight year

Crash data from 2025 shows a decrease in traffic fatalities and crashes across Arizona roads for the third straight year. That’s a positive step in the right direction, but even one death is one too many, and there is more work to be done...
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08/30/2026

PODCAST: If a trip to a Motor Vehicle Division office is on your to-do list, this episode of On the Road with ADOT will get you ready

A lot of business with the Motor Vehicle Division can be done online. However, if a visit to an MVD office is in your future, you’ll want to listen to our latest episode of On the Road with ADOT. MVD Spokesman Bill Lamoreaux sits down with host Doug Nintzel to offer helpful hints to get you “MVD ready.”
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A photo collage showing people gathered around school supplies that will be donated to students.
08/09/2023

ADOT MVD Community Connections gets an A+

It’s the start of another school year, and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is helping kids and teachers head back with the supplies they need. MVD teams across the state collected school supplies from...
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An Arizona license plate is pictured in the foreground of a desert sunset. The sky is colored shades of yellow, orange, pink, red and purple. Two saguaro cactus can be seen.
08/08/2023

Arizona’s license plate takes the top spot in national survey

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...
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Construction of an underground drainage system. A concrete pipe is partially buried in the ground.
08/07/2023

Answering questions about the I-17 Regional Drainage System

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...
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A woman removes litter from a highway shoulder in a rural, desert area with mountains in the distant background.
08/02/2023

Adopt a Highway: Save the date Sept. 16 is National CleanUp Day

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...
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A group of 12 people, all wearing traffic safety orange shirts and members of a volunteer litter-pick-up group, gather for a group photo with a mountain in the background.
08/01/2023

Adopt a Highway: Prescott Litter Lifters and high-country volunteer heroes

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...
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Three spotlights shine on four specialty license plates.
07/31/2023

July recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

Arizona residents can choose from more than 90 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To create extra awareness – and highlight the worthy causes that specialty license plates support – we’ve been...
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Summer emergency travel kit
07/26/2023

What to pack in a summer emergency travel kit

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...
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Three copper license plates from the 1930s are pictured over a background of a map of the state of Arizona.
07/24/2023

A match made in PR heaven: Arizona and (real) copper license plates

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...
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07/21/2023

ADOT's Safety Message Contest is back for the 7th time

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...
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A multi-lane interstate highway cuts through a desert landscape.
07/19/2023

I-10 in Buckeye now provides smoother sailing than the Gila River

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...
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