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A digital highway sign that encourages drivers to wear seat belts.

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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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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Your input is important to ADOT’s planning and programming process

The Arizona State Transportation Board values the input from the public in deciding which projects get approved for inclusion in the Five-Year Program. It is a good time to remind you that our Five-Year plan isn’t just about highways.

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03/28/2022

Meet the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project team members featured in new safe-driving Public Service Announcement

A new safety campaign aims to reduce the number of crashes in the 11-mile work zone for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.

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Black and white image of a model of the Superstition Freeway

03/24/2022

Throwback Thursday: The very model of a modern major freeway

Freeway models are used to show the public what a future highway may look like. This one is from the late 1960s.

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03/21/2022

Adopt a Highway: Arizona Game and Fish volunteers preserve highway habitat

Volunteers from Arizona Game & Fish Department participate in highway clean-up in southern Arizona.

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ADOT maintenance crew member collecting litter along Maricopa County freeways

03/16/2022

ADOT crews cleared more than 800 tons of litter in Maricopa County in 2021

ADOT crews collected 800 tons of litter in 2021 along Maricopa County freeways. That’s a lot of litter and also a 47% increase in the amount of litter picked up in 2017.

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03/14/2022

Chronicling the Old MVD Building’s 100 years

Take a 100-year journey through ADOT's Old MVD Building.

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Five dollar bill in hand found during a cleanup

03/07/2022

'All the Way to the Border' cleanup attracts national attention

Melissa Owen's annual "All the Way to the Border" cleanup celebrated a comeback as 101 volunteers returned to collect litter along 45 miles of State Route 286, between Three Points at State Route 86 to Sasabe at the Arizona-Mexico border.

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Crash debris on freeway of vehicle into attenuator

03/03/2022

Attenuating circumstances: It’s time to pay attention to attenuators

Whether fixed- or truck-mounted, attenuators are designed to absorb the impact of a crash, protecting workers and helping to reduce injuries to motorists and damage to vehicles.

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