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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...

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.”

AAH quarterly volunteer image

08/19/2026

Volunteers make Arizona shine

Adopt a Highway is rolling out the red carpet for our newest volunteers! See who is making a difference in your community and join us in celebration.

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Art on a South Mountain Freeway interchange

01/06/2021

History abounds on the walls of Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway

We're taking a look back at how the art along the one-year-old South Mountain Freeway came together.

A small, abandoned stone building with wooden doors stands in a dry desert landscape against a backdrop of red rocky hills under a clear blue sky.

01/05/2021

Lee's Ferry, where history crossed the Colorado

Visit this stop in northern Arizona that has been a center for transportation for hundreds of years.

Freeway board with message on highway safety and COVID-19 safety

01/04/2021

A year's worth of blogs prove 2020 wasn't all ... 2020

We searched through our archives to bring you the fun, weird, sobering and informative tidbits we shared during the chaotic ride that was 2020.

A multi-lane highway with several cars and a yellow utility truck driving under clear skies, bordered by red gravel landscaping and small trees.

12/31/2020

Yes, it was 2020 but progress still made along Phoenix-area freeways

Murder hornets and a public health situation didn't keep us from completing some major projects in 2020.

Mask hanging from rear view mirror

12/30/2020

A year of accomplishments, with an asterisk

Watch our video wrapping up the past year.

Crane sets a bridge girder

12/29/2020

Bridge girder placement an eye-catching sign of progress in Winkelman

If you drove on SR 77 near Winkelman this month, there was no missing this important sign of progress.

Dolan Ellis suings and strums his guitar.

12/28/2020

VIDEO: State balladeer sings of drive from Flagstaff

We're taking a trip back in time to Interstate 17 in the 1950s with state balladeer Dolan Ellis.

Large red and white billboard advertising land for sale in Santa Claus, AZ, next to an old building and overgrown weeds on a sunny day.

12/24/2020

Ho-ho-holiday spectacle once conspicuous on US 93

Once a favorite tourist haunt along US 93, Santa Claus is now nothing more than a blip on the map.

Snow along Interstate 40 through Flagstaff

12/23/2020

Safety tips if you’re on the road during holidays and beyond

If you're traveling for the holidays, please focus on highway and health safety.

View of South Mountain Freeway with words Now Open over it

12/21/2020

A year ago, the South Mountain Freeway was a welcome addition to Valley freeways

After a year of being open to Valley drivers, what's your favorite memory of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway?