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12/17/2025

A national spotlight for ADOT's partnership with public universities

A video from American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) features ADOT director explaining the Arizona Transportation Institute and its goals.

A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to drive safe.

12/14/2025

Celebrate eight days of lights and safe driving

The holiday season is in full swing and with people gathering with family and friends to celebrate meals, traditions and more, we want to make sure you get safely to and from your destination. To that end, ADOT will be displaying several...

12/13/2025

PODCAST: We’re talking about big Phoenix-area projects for 2026

Randy Everett, ADOT Central District Administrator, previews improvements on tap for the coming year, including freeway-to-freeway ramps at Loop 303 and I-17 and extending Loop 303 southward in the West Valley.

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Aerial view of Interstate 10 dust detection system project

01/18/2019

VIDEO: A year of progress with more ahead on I-10 near Eloy

We are just the past the one-year mark for our project to widen I-10 near Eloy. Watch what we have accomplished so far and what drivers can expect before the work finishes later this year.

Black and white photo of road test reviewer writing on notepad in front of car

01/17/2019

Throwback Thursday: The road test

The cars may have changed since 1979, but MVD employees are still helping prospective drivers earn their licenses through the road test.

Large machine drills hole for bridge pier

01/16/2019

Bridge piers are like icebergs: There's more than you think below the surface

Today's blog follows bridge piers deep underground to explain how they support overpasses that can carry thousands of vehicles every day.

Cactuses and crushed granite along freeway

01/15/2019

Where botany meets aesthetics: New freeway interchange landscaping

Hundreds of planted saguaros are just the start of what makes the finished Loop 303 and Interstate 10 interchange a site to behold.

Snow-play traffic jam on US 180 near Flagstaff

01/11/2019

Heading north for the snow? Good times can go bad without planning

Planning and some common sense are the keys to a safe trip to enjoy snow in Arizona's high country.

Construction scene at the West Seligman Bridges on Interstate 40 with a crane, equipment, traffic cone, and a white pickup truck.

01/10/2019

Progress continues toward better bridges connecting I-40, Route 66 in Seligman

See the progress we're making on replacing three bridge decks between Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66 near Seligman.

SR 286 freeway near Sasabe

01/09/2019

Adopt a Highway: 'All the Way to the Border' litter pickup coming to SR 286

Most Adopt a Highway segments are 2 miles. But an upcoming volunteer cleanup along SR 286 in southern Arizona aims to tackle 45 miles.

Thermal camera video frame grab showing wrong-way vehicle.

01/08/2019

See the I-17 wrong-way alert system in action

Early Monday, ADOT's I-17 wrong-way vehicle alert system alerted ADOT and DPS to a wrong-way driver on I-17.

Hi Jolly Monument Quartzsite AZ

01/06/2019

A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite

A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite erected in memory of a former camel driver.

Wide view of a multi-lane highway with moderate traffic, bordered by trees and buildings, with a hill in the background under a cloudy sky.

01/04/2019

New HD cameras paint a clearer picture of I-19 in Tucson

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, you might say drivers in Tucson now have 7,000 words to paint a vivid picture of their next trip on Interstate 19.