ADOT Blog

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.

Marcy McMacken, our communications lead on ADOT's largest construction project to date, looks toward the launch of eastbound collector-distributor roads and completing the new interchange connecting I-10 and SR 143.

National Teen Driver Safety Week runs Oct. 20-26 this year and is a great opportunity to remind teens and their parents about the distractions and responsibilities of driving. Some specific risk factors, according to data, for teen drivers...

Imagine this: You’re freshly 16, and you’re itching to start driving on your own. But you’ve got to pass the Arizona road test first. But it’s a little intimidating and you’re not sure what to expect. We know taking the actual road test can...

Kelsey Mo, our safety communications lead, has important tips for young drivers and their parents, including always using a seat belt, avoiding distractions, limiting passengers and never driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

If you see a procession of massive tow trucks and first responder vehicles out on metro Phoenix highways on Saturday morning and wonder: What’s going on? Don’t panic. It’s the Arizona Professional Towing & Recovery Association’s eighth...

In this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT, Adopt a Highway coordinator Mary Currie discusses what goes into adopting a mile or more of state highway and what volunteers are responsible for. More importantly, Mary explains how fulfilling it is to be part of making state highways more appealing for all.

Like many towns in the west, the northeastern Arizona town of Holbrook got its name from railroads. On Sept. 24, 1881, the day that the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad completed its railway through town, the town was named after the railroad...