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MVD remodel nearly finished
04/29/2026

Tucson North MVD office remodel nearly finished

Tucson North MVD office remodel nearly finished. The temporary office modular trailer currently there has 13 TeleMVD stations for nearly all MVD related services during the remodel process.
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Image of Route 66 license plate on turquoise square background.
04/28/2026

Arizona’s Route 66 specialty license plate

As Arizona gears up to celebrate 100 years of Route 66, the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to highlight a great way to carry a piece of the so-called Mother Road with you no matter where you’re headed.
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On the Road With ADOT logo
04/26/2026

PODCAST: Your knowledge of Arizona airports is about to take off

On the Road with ADOT takes to the skies while Matthew Munden, manager of ADOT’s Aeronautics Group, talks about his staff’s role in supporting airport development and Federal Aviation Administration funding for a robust statewide network of publicly owned airports.
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Snow falls heavily on pine trees in a wintry forest; “Prayers for Snow” essay title appears on the right.
11/06/2020

No matter where you are, Arizona Highways brings a piece of home

Arizona Highways is read and loved around the world, which is why it came as no surprise that it has receive yet more accolades.
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Truck drives past message board in I-10 dust detection system
11/04/2020

Dust detection and warning system tracks its first season

Though 2020 had a 'nonsoon,' it did give us a good trial for our innovative new dust detection and warning system on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson.
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Four examples of highway designation signs with different colors
11/03/2020

A colorful chapter in state transportation history

Sixty years ago, Arizona drivers encountered highway signs that were a little more splashy.
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A large sign reads Welcome to Seligman, Birth Place of Historic Route 66 with mountains and blue sky in the background.
10/30/2020

You can still get your kicks

The world famous Route 66 may have been decommissioned 35 years ago, but here in Arizona you can still cruise through some of those memories.
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Van uses exit ramp at Grand Avenue interchange with 35th Avenue.
10/29/2020

We want your help to improve the Grand/35th avenues intersection

What would you like to see happen at Grand and 35th avenues? We have some ideas, but want to hear from you as part of an improvement study in the area!
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ADOT snowplow clears snow on highway in Arizona’s mountain areas
10/28/2020

ADOT prepares for return of snowplowing season

It may still be a little warm outside, but it's never too early to start preparing for winter storms.
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A construction site with a red crane, concrete pillars, sand piles, and caution barriers near a highway under an evening sky.
10/27/2020

I-10/Houghton interchange work moving quickly to reopen ramps

The project to bring southern Arizona its first diverging diamond is moving fast, both to complete the work and to minimalize impact for drivers.
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10/26/2020

Stay safe while out finding fall in Arizona

If you are driving in search of the quasi-mythical Arizona fall, please remember to be careful behind the wheel.
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10/23/2020

We're blushing; thank you for the thank yous!

Recently we received two thank you notes for ADOT employees who had gone above and beyond.
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10/22/2020

Did you notice? Work progresses on I-17 at Central Avenue

We are nearly half a year into our project to reconstruct the I-17 bridge over Central Avenue. While the project won't be finished until fall 2021, here's some photographic evidence of progress being made.
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