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02/01/2026

PODCAST: How a Travel ID beats the TSA fee

Bill Lamoreaux, our lead communicator on all things MVD, has the details you need on how to join millions of Arizonans who are able to use their driver licenses and state ID cards for air travel and other uses that have REAL ID requirements.
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A snowplow on an icy highway plowing snow.
01/27/2026

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back!

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back again and we’re asking for Arizonans to help name a few of our snowplows! When winter storms roll through our state, ADOT’s snowplow operators work tirelessly to clear highways of ice and snow, helping...
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01/25/2026

PODCAST: Looking ahead to Southern Arizona projects for 2026

In this 10-minute episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Officer Garin Groff discusses Southern Arizona improvements that are starting, continuing and finishing in 2026, including major upgrades for the Tucson area.
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Snowplow on the road
01/12/2023

Driving in Arizona's high country in the winter? Here's what to keep in your car

I'm just going to say it: I hate the cold. Anything under, say, 70 degrees, and I'm a whining, grumbling malcontent. So, as the weather outside turns cold and gray, you can often find me hovering near a space heater, or swathed in some...
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01/03/2023

Cottonwood Airport is Arizona's Airport of the Year for 2022

Did you hear the news? ADOT named the Cottonwood Municipal Airport as the 2022 Arizona Airport of the Year!
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Historic photo of workers viewing trench at project site
12/21/2022

Wayback Wednesday: Mystery men of 1990s era ADOT

This archived photo shows the Red Mountain Freeway in its development.
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A graphic showing ADOT workers maintaining roads, with signage for preservation, modernization, and expansion as part of the 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan.
12/14/2022

Your input is needed for the long-range transportation plan: A roadmap for ADOT’s future

Share your thoughts about how ADOT should plan for the future. Participate in the Long-Range Transportation Plan survey through Dec. 21.
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12/08/2022

Adopt a Highway: Is your puzzler sore?

Thank you to volunteers who help keep our villages and not-so-pointy mountains litter-free.
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Construction worker next to materials
12/01/2022

Throwback Thursday: Construction of Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway

Today, we throw it back to a Red Mountain Freeway in progress.
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Prescott courthouse
11/29/2022

Behind the Place Name: Prescott

We hear about these places all the time. But how did they get their names?
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Traffic in Interstate 10 Broadway Curve construction zone
11/29/2022

The word on the street is the shoofly is in, at least temporarily

Yes, "shoofly" is a transportation term, too.
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A green tent set up in a grassy area surrounded by trees; cover of Arizona Highways Camping Guide book.
11/19/2022

Nov. 19 Camp Day: What's your favorite Copper State campground?

Don't miss our latest survey!
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Cody Smith with his Incident Response Unit vehicle
11/17/2022

Shining the spotlight on our Incident Response Unit during Crash Responder Safety Week

It’s Crash Responder Safety Week and, here at ADOT, we’re spotlighting a team that responds to incidents and help improve safety by getting traffic moving sooner after crashes and other incidents occur. We are, of course, referring to our...
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