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4 years of MVD Community Connections

07/01/2026

MVD Community Connections enters year 5 of giving back

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division charitable team known as MVD Community Connections began the fifth year of giving back to Arizona communities.

AAH four volunteer collage

06/30/2026

Adopt a Highway: Save the date for National CleanUp Day

We're gearing up for ADOT's annual statewide cleanup held on National CleanUp Day. Register your volunteer group to participate or let us know if you'd like to adopt your own section to help keep Arizona grand throughout the year.

Yellow truck in front of sign that says "Ash Fork Route 66"

06/24/2026

ADOT’s little yellow truck celebrates Route 66 centennial

The Arizona Department of Transportation is taking part in Route 66 centennial celebrations and our 1959 Chevy Apache pickup truck was a crowd favorite at the recent Ash Fork Heritage Day, which also celebrated the centennial.

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08/11/2020

Join National CleanUp Day!

Calling all volunteers! National CleanUp Day is coming and we hope you'll participate through Adopt a Highway.

A large bulldozer faces two massive boulders blocking a dirt road under a clear blue sky. The boulders appear to have fallen onto the road, obstructing passage.

08/10/2020

Five years ago we were boulder busting on US 89A

Five years ago a monsoon storm dumped mud and boulders along US 89A. That's when we got to work.

08/07/2020

Adopt a Highway: Decades of volunteerism in the White Mountains

About 50 Heber-Overgaard community members helped clean a dozen miles of highway shoulders this month.

Black and white photo of rocky hill

08/06/2020

Throwback Thursday: The rocky road to Prescott

Going uphill has always been part of driving north in Arizona. And that means steep hills and occasionally rocks, like in this photo from the 1930s.

08/05/2020

Everything now in place for the Fourth Street bridge project

Our project on the Fourth Street bridge over Interstate 40 is one of those times when things just seem to slide into place.

Old and new Pinto Creek Bridges

08/04/2020

Catching up on our US 60 at Pinto Creek project

See for yourself how things are progressing on US 60 at Pinto Creek.

08/03/2020

Why are US 93 mileposts in backward order?

US 93 has a surprising quirk: Its milepost numbers get higher as you head south. Why the highway is like that is a tricky question to answer.

A man guides a team of six mules pulling a plow across a sandy field, with another team and workers visible in the background under a bright sky.

07/31/2020

Flashback Friday: Mule crews

Here's a photo that reminds us why we are happy working in these mechanized times.

Large equipment being used to construct overpass

07/30/2020

Throwback Thursday: A balanced approach

More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.

07/29/2020

Turning back the pages on Carefree Highway's top 10 hit

Did you know there's a connection between an Arizona highway and Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot?