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09/14/2026

Time to update your MVD photo

Beginning September 12, Arizona law, A.R.S. 28-3173, adjusts the time frame to update your MVD photo from 12 years to 16 years. Those with a standard driver license or ID and an old photo may receive a letter in the mail explaining it is time to update your photo.

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09/13/2026

PODCAST: Learn more about the Loop 101/I-10 interchange improvement project in the West Valley

It’s still in the early stages, but the project to add improvements around the interchange connecting I-10 and Loop 101 in the Phoenix area’s West Valley is advancing. Find out more as Resident Engineer Cliff Oltman provides details about bridge construction and other project work.

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09/11/2026

All signs point to new I-40 interchange opening soon in Kingman

All the signs are in place that a new interchange is about to open along Interstate 40 in east Kingman.

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Adopt a Highway: Outstanding volunteers beautify Interstate 40

One Adopt a Highway volunteer was inspired to serve his community during his daily drive to work.

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07/16/2021

The shortest US highway in Arizona

There are eleven US Highways in our state. Which one runs the least amount of miles?

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Black and white historic image of Flagstaff

07/15/2021

Throwback Thursday: A snow-saturated Flagstaff

Take a respite from the high heat and go back in time to lower temperatures.

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07/13/2021

Adopt a Highway: What are those Adopt a Highway signs all about?

You may have noticed them while traveling on the interstate, state highways in Arizona. Adopt a Highway recognition signs bearing the name of a volunteer group, a loved one memorialized or a local business sponsoring litter cleanup are all...

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A microfilm reader with reels of microfilm and papers on a nearby table in a dimly lit room.

07/12/2021

Preserving ADOT's historic photogrammetry films

ADOT's photogrammetry library is a relic from before modern technology. But it's worth preserving, which is what is happening now.

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07/09/2021

ADOT ready to respond after wildfires

Once wildfires come to an end, drivers should be on the lookout for flash flooding and other road hazards in areas with burn scars. If issues do occur, ADOT crews are ready to respond.

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A white envelope from ADOT Motor Vehicle Division with a window showing an address, marked License Plate and Registration Card Enclosed on a black textured surface.

07/08/2021

There’s more than a license plate in that envelope

When you get your license plate in the mail, be sure the check the entire envelope!

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Construction workers build the Rio de Flag Bridge in Flagstaff Arizona. A public transit bus and traffic barriers are visible in the background.

07/06/2021

Rio de Flag Wash bridge in place using innovative method

If you haven't had a chance to drive over new Rio de Flag bridge, we have a preview of what you'll see once you do along with the work that went into making it happen.

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