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See Adopt a Highway volunteers across Arizona caught in the act on National CleanUp Day 2025.
ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media. We call this the "Specialty Plate Spotlight" and here are the plates that were featured in September.
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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Grubbing. Yeah, it's a real word. We looked it up. ADOT will be grubbing along I-10 in preparation for new lanes.
For those who have visited some of Arizona's more notable sites, this week's "Where in AZ??" should be an easy one!
This week we tracked the progress of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, spotted a surprise spring snowstorm and announced paving projects in northern Arizona.
State Route 179 threads through Sedona's stunning Red Rock Country. The highway is about 15 miles long, stretching from Interstate 17 north of Camp Verde to Sedona.
ADOT will take your questions and comments on options for improving traffic flow on I-17 north of the Valley.
On Monday, traffic returned to Southern Avenue between 61st Avenue and 64th Drive in Laveen.
Like many new things, ADOT's innovative “Permit Test @ Home” service has aroused some skepticism. We believe it helps get Arizona out of line and safely on the road.
This week's "Where in AZ??" challenge is a spot that's especially close to our heart here at ADOT.
Construction begins next week on a $55 million SR 347 overpass in the heart of Maricopa.
ADOT Director John Halikowski calls on Arizona citizens to vote for the next safety message you want to see on ADOT message boards.