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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.
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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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09/13/2026

PODCAST: Learn more about the Loop 101/I-10 interchange improvement project in the West Valley

It’s still in the early stages, but the project to add improvements around the interchange connecting I-10 and Loop 101 in the Phoenix area’s West Valley is advancing. Find out more as Resident Engineer Cliff Oltman provides details about bridge construction and other project work.
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Five dollar bill in hand found during a cleanup
03/07/2022

'All the Way to the Border' cleanup attracts national attention

Melissa Owen's annual "All the Way to the Border" cleanup celebrated a comeback as 101 volunteers returned to collect litter along 45 miles of State Route 286, between Three Points at State Route 86 to Sasabe at the Arizona-Mexico border.
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Crash debris on freeway of vehicle into attenuator
03/03/2022

Attenuating circumstances: It’s time to pay attention to attenuators

Whether fixed- or truck-mounted, attenuators are designed to absorb the impact of a crash, protecting workers and helping to reduce injuries to motorists and damage to vehicles.
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Adopt a Highway volunterrs pose along highway.
03/01/2022

Volunteers Return to Highway Cleanups in 2021

Volunteers collected 14,400 bags of trash in 2021, which totals about 197,000 pounds.
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A map graphic shows project limits Arizona Route 101 from 75th Ave to 19th Ave, with interchange improvements at 75th Ave and I-17. Labels are in English and Spanish.
02/24/2022

Learn more about the future Loop 101 widening project west of I-17

How to participate in a virtual meeting for an upcoming Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway project.
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02/21/2022

A salute to engineers 

Feb. 20-26 is National Engineers Week and we're grateful for the work they do, building and maintaining the state highway system.
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Arizona license plate with a blue background, yellow and white stars, Make-A-Wish logo, and large white numbers in the center.
02/17/2022

Fulfilling wishes with the help of license plates

Arizona is the founding chapter of the Make-A-Wish organization and also the first to sponsor a license plate. Order a Make-A-Wish Arizona specialty plate and help make wishes come true.
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Donate Life flyer
02/14/2022

Celebrate Valventine's Day! Become an organ and tissue donor

February 14 is Valventine's Day! Did you know that 75% of recovered heart valves go to pediatric patients? Learn more abou
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Loop 101 with twilight in the background
02/09/2022

A wider Loop 101 in play for the 2022 Phoenix Open, but consider shuttling to the event

We’re using our “pitching wedge” to get the word out about alternative parking plans for spectators headed to the Phoenix Open.
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Two construction workers in safety gear inspect and repair a damaged overpass with exposed rebar and cracked concrete beneath a green highway sign.
02/09/2022

Maximizing resources by ADOT’s Insurance Recovery Unit

Our Insurance Recovery Unit is responsible for recovering costs associated with damage to the state’s transportation system. For fiscal year 2021, the team recovered $4.7 million.
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Alyssa Williams, the plate designer
02/07/2022

Flagstaff student's design appears on Code Talker specialty plate

In 2020, Flagstaff student Alyssa Williams's design for the Code Talker specialty license plate won a contest. Now, her design honoring the Code Talkers has made it's way to license plates.
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