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Adopt a Highway volunteer lineup

06/12/2026

The heat is on: Safety tips for volunteers

Read about safety precautions for Adopt a Highway volunteers and anyone planning to enjoy the Arizona outdoors this summer.

Arizona Wallet

06/11/2026

Arizona Wallet adds more features and functions

The Arizona Wallet app can now alert you when your vehicle registration is about to expire, directly on your smartphone. To learn more about the Arizona Wallet and the other digital wallet options available in Arizona, please visit azdot.gov/DigitalIDs.

Photo from the Loop 101: Princess Drive to Shea Boulevard project.

06/10/2026

ADOT wins 5 awards for excellence in transportation partnering

The winners of the 2025 Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award have been announced, and ADOT received five awards for roadway construction partnerships. The annual competition recognizes partnering processes and achievements...

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Red Burma-Shave sign stands in a dry, open landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

03/09/2021

Like our signs? Then you'll love the original highway message masters

On your drive / visit SR 66 / to find and read / the original / highway sign masters: Burma-Shave

Road trip safety graphic

03/08/2021

Driving Safety Home: How to prepare for your next road trip

Spring break is looking different this year, but if it involves a road trip at all, remember to keep these tips in mind.

03/05/2021

Two Guns bridge connects outlaw past to new engineering

As we build new bridges along I-40 at Two Guns, we are connecting more than two pieces of roadway.

Black and white image of a sign that reads "Turn off 2-way radio"

03/04/2021

Throwback Thursday: One signal at a time!

We are throwing back to what the 70s can still teach us about construction zone safety

Workers in safety gear perform maintenance in a tunnel using a lift and yellow trucks, with traffic lanes closed and overhead lights illuminated.

03/03/2021

Lighting the way. ADOT converting I-10 Deck Park Tunnel’s lights to LED

Things are looking a little brighter when it comes to the I-10 Deck Park Tunnel.

03/02/2021

Second half kickoff for construction of new I-17 bridge at Central Avenue

Half time's over! Crews kick off second half of the I-17 Central Avenue bridge project.

Historic photo shows female ADOT employee working with project drawing

03/01/2021

Celebrating women in transportation and at ADOT

For Women's History Month we talked with several women at ADOT about how they entered into a career in transportation.

New divergijng diamond interchange at I-17 and Happy Valley Road

02/26/2021

Shoutout to the engineers who make transportation happen

As National Engineers Week wraps up, we just want to say thank you to myriad of engineers working in transportation.

Aerial view of freeway

02/22/2021

From the Director: Inspiring wonder in transportation projects across the state

It's Engineers Week and ADOT Director John Halikowski is saying a big thank you for all that engineers do for the agency.

A weathered metal truss bridge the Leslie Creek Bridge spans a dry, brush-filled ravine with barren trees and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

02/19/2021

Leslie Creek bridge sits on the edge of the state and history

This bridge in Cochise County may not look like it has a lot to do with ADOT, but it's an example of a changing time in the world of infrastructure.