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Around 30,000 homes and businesses between Phoenix and Flagstaff will get access to broadband internet thanks to Wecom Fiber becoming the first firm to gain long-term use of conduit ADOT has installed along I-17.
This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features our Broadband Office and how it's helping Arizona expand access to broadband internet.
The Motor Vehicle Division Tucson North office is undergoing a complete remodel. This full remodel will help modernize and expand the size of the office to help everyone get out of the line and safely on the road. But while this remodel is happening, people can still stop by and visit the TeleMVD modular trailer in the parking lot to get MVD services completed.

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Nestled between Interstate 17 and the Yavapai County seat of Prescott is the town of Dewey-Humboldt. How does a town get a hyphenated name? Incorporations aren’t uncommon and almost 20 years ago, on Dec. 20, 2004, the towns of Dewey and...
Many famous movies have been filmed in Arizona, including multiple “Star Wars” films, “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and “Oklahoma!” (1955) – which, despite its name, was shot mostly in Nogales, Arizona. Production crews for films like these...
I decided to get away from ESPN and work off Thanksgiving along my adopted mile of State Route 87, just north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Here's what I learned on a cool Saturday morning.
Across the state, teams in the central lab and satellite locations are hard at work testing the essential building blocks of Arizona’s infrastructure – solids, asphalt, paint, concrete and steel rebar. These raw materials are what keep highways strong and durable, despite the harsh desert summers and freezing winter temperatures in the high-country.
This episode of On the Road With ADOT features Bill Lamoreaux, our chief communicator on MVD matters. Bill discusses how specialty plates come to be, which are the most popular, what they cost and how specialty plates might work as holiday gifts.
ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media.
We're celebrating 29 new groups that joined the Adopt a Highway Volunteer Program between August and October!
It’s that time of year when all of us are asked what we’re grateful for. And if you asked us, we’d say we’re thankful for motorists who practice safe driving. If you’re on Arizona highways over the Thanksgiving holiday, you may notice...
ADOT employee Rich Dimaio was on-duty, traveling Phoenix-area highways, when a call came out for a dog on the freeway. Dimaio, who is a member of ADOT’s incident Response Unit, sponsored by GEICO, responded to the call on I-10 eastbound...
We're all tired of junk mail filling our mailboxes. It is annoying to have to sit and sort through paper ads, promotional fliers and blah, blah, blah. But if you are one of the many that just throw those envelopes and flyers away without...