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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive calmly.
12/25/2025

Drive calmly and jingle all the way home over Christmas

Christmas Day is just around the corner, and while we’re in the final dash to Dec. 25 and buying last-minute presents to put under the tree, we’re taking a moment to remind drivers to practice safe driving over the holidays. If you’re out...
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Blanket made of squares created by ADOT employees.
12/24/2025

Adopt an Angel: ADOT employees give back to colleagues and the community

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our employees, the Adopt an Angel program helped 43 ADOT families this holiday season and fulfilled more than 200 wishes.
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MVD Community Connections Holiday Drive
12/24/2025

MVD employees help brighten the holidays across Arizona

MVD offices pick a charitable organization in their community to help and collect food, toys or whatever supplies that the charitable organization requests to help bring that holiday feeling to families in need.
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Severely damaged DPS vehicle
08/02/2019

Close calls remind us all to pay more attention when driving

It was a harrowing week for two ADOT employees and a DPS trooper, reminding us how important it is to be aware in work zones or near crashes.
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Earth mover vehicle in focus with dirt blurry
08/01/2019

Art of Transportation: Blurry work becomes clear

Highway construction often goes from blurry to clear, which is what we took away from this recent photo from a work site.
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07/31/2019

Adopt a Highway: Glendale Union High School District volunteers earn an A-plus

State Route 89A in Dewey got busloads of support from volunteers at the Glendale Union High School District.
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07/30/2019

Where in AZ??

A holiday is coming up, but we have last "Where in AZ??" before you go on vacation this week!
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A colorful ADOT Mobile MVD Services unit is parked in a parking lot, decorated with the Arizona state flag design.
07/30/2019

From the Director: New MVD computer system a 'moonshot' for ADOT

ADOT's Motor Vehicle Division is getting a new computer system, which will eventually help us to better serve Arizona drivers.
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Cartoons shows distracted shark driver menacing other vehicles
07/29/2019

Sharks aren’t mindless killers, but reckless drivers are

It's Shark Week, but on Arizona roads we have something else to be on the look out for.
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07/28/2019

Where in AZ??

We're hoping right off the bat, you can identify the location of this week's "Where in AZ??" photo!
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Illustration of infrastructure with a bridge, road, and city skyline, and the text INFRA CONNECTING AMERICA.
07/26/2019

An INFRA-red-letter day for improving Interstate 17

The Federal Highway Administration is awarding Arizona a $90 million grant to help boost capacity and safety just north of Phoenix.
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Rain storm near highway
07/26/2019

Bad weather day from 1917 reminds us to be prepared

On this date in 1917, some heavy weather took a toll on the Ajo Highway and in Flagstaff. It's as good a reason as any to talk about driving safely in bad weather.
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07/25/2019

Throwback Thursday: A half century later

Can you pick out where this picture in the Valley was taken more than 50 years ago?
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