ADOT Blog

Latest blog articles

A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive with care.

02/13/2026

Be a sweetheart and don’t cause mayhem on the roads over Valentine’s Day weekend

Two big events are happening this weekend: Valentine’s Day and Lady Gaga being in Glendale for the Mayhem Ball tour. We hope you’ve made plans with your sweetheart for dinner, or maybe you’ve secured tickets to see Mother Monster perform —...

LEARN MORE

02/11/2026

Volunteers throw shade on trash

Volunteers tidied up a section of State Route 74 in north Phoenix, for the community and groundhogs alike.

LEARN MORE

A concrete bridge with large support beams spans a deep red rock canyon under a cloudy sky.

02/10/2026

Waterhole Canyon Bridge is out-of-this-world

An odd-looking bridge in Northern Arizona is a gateway to some of Arizona's most spectacular scenery.

LEARN MORE

ADOT wins Emmy for "Distracted Drivers Terrify Me" campaign

And the Emmy goes to: The Arizona Department of Transportation! ADOT was awarded its first ever Emmy in the Public Service Announcement category for its "Distracted drivers terrify me" campaign.

LEARN MORE

11/12/2021

Get ready for winter: First highways close in November

Winter is ready to pounce, which means ADOT is getting ready to close the first of five highways for the season.

LEARN MORE

11/10/2021

Happy Birthday, Historic Route 66

Historic Route 66 turns 95 on Nov. 11.

LEARN MORE

11/08/2021

He keeps 1,800 highway lights and 155 traffic signals running

Trevor Eltringham enjoys serving the motoring public by, literally, keeping highway lights on and traffic signals running.

LEARN MORE

11/04/2021

Her nightmare drive home was saved by ADOT, DPS angels

Read about how ADOT and DPS helped a motorist get safely home.

LEARN MORE

11/03/2021

Emergency pull off lanes serve as safety retreats along the Broadway Curve Improvement Project area

Crews sweep a newly created emergency pull off during a recent full freeway closure. We’ve seen preconstruction work for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project since the spring, on and around Interstate 10, from the Loop 202 (Santan/South...

LEARN MORE

11/02/2021

The bridge too tough to die - an appreciation

The old Pinto Creek Bridge was scheduled for demolition last week, but it wasn't going down without a fight.

LEARN MORE

Two pyramids made with candy and toothpicks

11/01/2021

Hey ADOT Kids! Take the candy-toothpick building challenge!

Engineering is the creative use of science and math to design or make things to solve a problem. Engineers, like the ones we have at ADOT, design, build and test things. Do you want to give this fun build-and-test activity a try — like an...

LEARN MORE