ADOT Blog

The holiday season is officially in full swing. Thanksgiving is over, leftovers are cleaned out of the fridge and everyone is busy getting ready for the next holiday celebration. After you get the decorations and ugly sweaters out of the...

With snow already falling in the high country, drivers across Arizona are counting on snowplow operators to clear highways. Operators of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s 200 snowplows have been training since late summer on...

Searching for a Christmas gift for someone who’s difficult to shop for? In Arizona, you can choose from more than 90 specialty license plates that support a range of diverse causes and interests. You can choose plates supporting your...

You likely have no idea what the contraption in the above photo is called, even though you probably drive past them every day. They're called crash attenuators and they’re simple, efficient and safe devices that can absorb the impact of a...

Thanksgiving can be a difficult time for seniors in affordable housing facilities, so the MVD Community Connections engagement team decided to share some holiday spirit. Employees at several MVD offices gathered Thanksgiving food and...

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we at the Arizona Department of Transportation are always thankful for motorists who practice safe driving. That theme was woven into some of the traffic safety messages displayed on overhead signs this...

Employees from two Phoenix-area MVD locations worked together to help those battling cancer know they are not alone in their fight. The ‘Detect it, Treat it, Defeat it!’ project is part of MVD's community engagement program, "MVD Community...

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is conducting a short survey that lets you be part of efforts to improve Interstate 10, including the SR 51/Loop 202 “Mini-Stack” interchange near downtown Phoenix. You can access the survey...

Earlier this week, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality recognized ADOT for measurable improvements to the environment through the actions of volunteers participating in our Adopt a Highway volunteer program. This Copper Level...

Going through our photo archive recently, we found a batch of really neat photos taken during construction of the Rio de Flag bridges on Interstate 40 near Flagstaff in January of 1966. The bridges are separate eastbound and westbound...