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As Arizona gears up to celebrate 100 years of Route 66, the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to highlight a great way to carry a piece of the so-called Mother Road with you no matter where you’re headed.
On the Road with ADOT takes to the skies while Matthew Munden, manager of ADOT’s Aeronautics Group, talks about his staff’s role in supporting airport development and Federal Aviation Administration funding for a robust statewide network of publicly owned airports.
Thank you to volunteers and supporters for making Earth Day 2026 the highest attended cleanup with the most trash picked up during an ADOT-hosted cleanup.

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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.
Here's a photo that reminds us why we are happy working in these mechanized times.
More than 20 years ago, ADOT did a careful balancing act of widening State Route 87.
Did you know there's a connection between an Arizona highway and Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot?
An ADOT study on traffic control devices to help pedestrians cross a street or highway has received a national award.
State Route can't seem to decide whether its coming or going. We dive into while the route from Phoenix to Lukeville is numbered in two contrary ways.
See the demolition that will lead to a better bridge on I-17 over Central Avenue.
Did you know that Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee had a cameo in a major Hollywood motion picture? It's true, and let us tell you about it.
It isn't exactly news that history abounds along Arizona highways. A casual driver can learn about historical figures ranging from Hi Jolly to Tom Mix by visiting various historical markers and monuments. But what might be news to you, as...
It was 89 years ago that the Arizona Highway Commission decided to help out local industry by making copper license plates.