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09/26/2025

PODCAST: What's coming to Valley freeways under Prop 479?

We're thrilled to have John Bullen, Assistant Executive Director with the Maricopa Association of Government (MAG), join us for this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT. While ADOT will build the projects, MAG manages the funding and scheduling of the improvements under a Strategic Transportation Plan.
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09/21/2025

PODCAST: Catching you up on Tucson-area projects

Garin Groff, our Public Information Officer for the Tucson area, has details on I-10 projects there in this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT. Spend a few minutes with Garin and host Doug Nintzel and you'll be up to date on how ADOT and our partners are improving traffic flow in the Old Pueblo.
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Community Connections 2025 Award
09/20/2025

MVD Community Connections receives award for charitable giving

The ADOT MVD Community Connections team was recently recognized with the AAMVA Region 4 2025 Community Service Award for their continued efforts to support community organizations across the state.
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02/13/2020

Throwback Thursday: Gearheads, tinkerers and handymen

Technology is everywhere when it comes to transportation these days, but, as this photo reminds us, at the end of the day we'll always need gearheads, tinkerers and handymen.
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02/13/2020

ADOT helps bring magic to children at Touch a Truck event

There's a magic that happens between small children and big trucks. That's what makes ADOT's participation in the Touch a Truck event even more special.
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02/12/2020

Less than 4 miles but very important to Arizona's economy

Connecting the Mariposa Port of Entry with I-19 in Nogales, State Route 189 is about to get an upgrade that will ease congestion, aid commercial travel and support Arizona's economy.
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02/11/2020

Travel off the beaten path for a unique Valentine’s Day gift

Show your love on Valentine's Day with Adopt a Highway.
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02/10/2020

From the Director: Helping our veterans gain identification

MVD employees participate in Maricopa County StandDown Day because a state ID is important to breaking the cycle of homelessness.
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02/09/2020

Where in AZ??

Snow-capped mountains isn't necessarily what you'd expect for Arizona. Can you pinpoint this location?
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02/07/2020

Flashback Friday: 'Best announcement' advances Nogales-Tombstone highway

Ninety-eight years ago, the Tombstone Epitaph's front page shared "about the best announcement that has come to Cochise County on road work for some time." Today, the result is SR 82.
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02/06/2020

Throwback Thursday: Sign of the times

Arizona has brand new welcome signs to greet travelers at the state line, so we decided to look back at how the state used to greet travelers.
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02/05/2020

Reduction in processing time in E-Grants yields satisfied customers

Customer-focused. Transparency. Accountability. Efficiency. These words describe the new process of using ADOT’s E-Grants system to process planning invoices from Councils of Governments (COGs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)...
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02/04/2020

A monumental volunteer effort on behalf of one state highway

For five years Melissa Owen has worked toward her dream of cleaning all 45 miles of State Route 286. In 2020, 121 volunteers made her dream come true.
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