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AAH four Tucson volunteers and bagged trash

09/25/2026

National CleanUp Day volunteers bag 2.6 tons for Arizona

See volunteers caught in the act besting seven prior cleanup records for National CleanUp Day.

ADOT Route 66 100 image

09/15/2026

Adopt a Highway: Route 66 Centennial Cleanup

Join us in the great outdoors for a special cleanup along Arizona’s legendary Route 66, also known as the Mother Road, Main Street of America and the Will Rogers Highway.

MVD photo law update

09/14/2026

Time to update your MVD photo

Beginning September 12, Arizona law, A.R.S. 28-3173, adjusts the time frame to update your MVD photo from 12 years to 16 years. Those with a standard driver license or ID and an old photo may receive a letter in the mail explaining it is time to update your photo.

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05/20/2014

Additional energy efficient license plates now available exclusively for plug-in hybrids

Beginning today, specific hybrid vehicle owners will have another opportunity to obtain one of the “Clean Air – Blue Skies” Energy Efficient license plates.

Cars and a motorcycle drive on a highway under a digital sign that reads, LOOK TWICE FOR MOTORCYCLES; exit sign for 67th Ave is visible.

05/16/2014

Share the road and save a life during motorcycle safety awareness month

May 2014 is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and this topic is more important than ever.

highway overhead signs

05/15/2014

Check It Out: Freeway Sign Installation

During last week's I-10 closure, ADOT took advantage of having an empty freeway by installing some new signs.

05/13/2014

Vehicles of ADOT: Boom Axe

The boom axe, with its long “arm” allows crews to cut down trees and brush without leaving the roadway.

Excavators demolishing a bridge while construction workers oversee the site on a sunny day.

05/07/2014

Check it Out: I-10 bridge demolition

Late last month, work to demolish the I-10 bridges over Perryville Road got underway in the west Valley.

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05/06/2014

Many methods used to prevent wildlife from entering roadway

Our newest video shows the different methods used by ADOT to prevent wildlife from getting into the roadway.

Mobile-friendly ADOT site

05/02/2014

ADOT launches mobile version of site

ADOT has launched a mobile-friendly version of its website, azdot.gov.

05/01/2014

ADOT to launch new driver license process and design

Coming soon to your wallet or handbag: a newly designed Arizona driver license – and a new process to get it.

Crane installs concrete tunnel for wildlife underpass

04/30/2014

Check it out: Wildlife underpass installation

We’ve got an interesting time-lapse video to share with you today that shows the installation of a wildlife underpass on SR 86.

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04/24/2014

By the Numbers: Rubberized Asphalt

Learn some trivia and fun facts about rubberized asphalt.