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This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT explores what goes into creating annual Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts reports and what Arizonans can learn from them.
This small bridge on State Route 88 (Apache Trail) has been here for quite some time and will likely be here for quite a while more.
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.

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You can Live Chat with an MVD employee directly at azdot.gov to handle several MVD services and answer questions from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. That’s right, no bots or AI are on the other end of the chat. You will work...
While fans of Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" will have to wait until November 2024 for the final episodes of the television series, did you know that you can travel from Flagstaff to Yellowstone National Park without ever leaving US 89? Oh...
In recent weeks we’ve shared how ADOT has been preparing for winter, from adding two high capacity snowblowers to converting trucks from their summer uses into snowplows. Now a new episode of our podcast, On the Road with ADOT, focuses on...
Did you know that ADOT helps to grow new plants by planting the seeds of native plants along state highways? ADOT gets rid of unwanted, invasive plants along roadsides to help maintain and encourage growth of native plants.
In commemoration of Native American Heritage Month in November, ADOT’s Arizona Tribal Relations team shares how ADOT works with tribal nations in Arizona to provide safe and efficient transportation. “ADOT recognizes the sovereignty of the...
The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division has just added another option for Android devices: keeping a digital driver license or state ID in Google Wallet. Arizona is among the first few states in the nation whose...
It lies between mileposts 180 and 181 of State Route 87, a few minutes north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Its endpoints are a little north of Mesa Drive and right at Stapley Drive. There’s a deep wash with a culvert about one-third...
Motorists get a front row seat every day to the big changes unfolding as ADOT rebuilds and widens I-10 in northwest Tucson, which is something we just noted in this recent news release that the project is 25% complete. But now we can give...
You can rev up support for your favorite charity by getting a specialty license plate from the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division! We have more than 90 plates available for purchase so you can help raise awareness...
For several years, ADOT has placed traffic safety messages on overhead message boards. Often, these messages relate to holidays, like Halloween, and other events that are front-of-mind for people. Our purpose in displaying these messages is...