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Image of Route 66 license plate on turquoise square background.
04/28/2026

Arizona’s Route 66 specialty license plate

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.
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04/26/2026

PODCAST: Your knowledge of Arizona airports is about to take off

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.
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Adopt a Highway volunteers with found action figures
04/25/2026

Volunteers unite for Earth Day cleanup

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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Map showing state highways in northeastern Arizona
01/28/2020

Highway History: From Navajo Route 1 to US 160

Here's how the Arizona Highway Department got to Four Corners.
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Incident Response Unit member exits his truck along freeway.
01/27/2020

The survey says: Motorists love ADOT's new Incident Response Unit

In the last three months our Incident Response Unit has given Phoenix motorists a lot to be thankful for.
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Grand Canyon viewed from Point Huitzl
01/24/2020

Seeing the sights? State highways will get you there

Want to see the best places the state has to offer? The Arizona highway system has you covered.
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Black and white image of construction work done on a steep hill
01/23/2020

Throwback Thursday: View from the bottom

Here's a view that's not so common: the beginnings of the original Burro Creek bridge on US 93.
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Road sign Forest Lakes Heber and Snowflake
01/22/2020

Are we there yet? A guide to highway distance signs

You are getting away for a long weekend in the White Mountains. Or maybe you are coming back from a vacation at Rocky Point. Either way, you are on the highway and wondering how much longer until you reach your destination. Then, a little...
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A blue roadside sign reads, Why: Gas, Food, Lodging, Camping beside a deserted highway in a dry, desert landscape with distant hills.
01/21/2020

The transportation why behind Why, Arizona

Good ol' Why, Arizona. This unincorporated community in southern Arizona of just over 160 people (as of the last census) always ranks high on the list of weird town names in Arizona, and often makes the list for the most unusual place name...
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Litter including plastic bottles, a can, and cardboard are scattered on a storm drain by a roadside. A blurred truck drives past in the background.
01/17/2020

Help keep stormwater clean and rolling along

Next week is Stormwater Awareness Week. Here's what that means for state highways.
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Black and white image of a miniature rest area diorama
01/16/2020

Throwback Thursday: It's only a model

A model for the Sacaton Rest Area shows an interesting glimpse of what might have been.
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Highway sign directing to South Mountain Freeway
01/15/2020

From chuckwallas to elephants: South Mountain Freeway by the numbers

The South Mountain Freeway has been open less than one full month, but most drivers already refer to Arizona’s newest freeway by its number: 202. There are now three segments of the Loop 202 circling the Valley. But to those involved in...
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People gathered for safety briefing before State Route 286 cleanup
01/14/2020

Ways to serve on MLK Day of Service and beyond

Adopt a Highway offers an opportunity to serve all year round.
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