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A metal footbridge spans a rocky canyon with steep cliffs and sparse vegetation under a bright sky.

11/30/2025

Fish Creek Bridge: A small piece of nearly timeless history

A small bridge on a historic road is nearly timeless.

A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to designate a driver.

11/26/2025

Pie, leftovers and designated drivers are essential this Thanksgiving weekend

It’s Thanksgiving and that means gathering with friends and family over the holiday weekend. Here at ADOT, we want you to make it to your destination safely. If you’re out on Arizona highways over the holiday weekend, you may see our...

Swing gates that keep vehicles from going the wrong direction in I-17 flex lanes

11/23/2025

PODCAST: Flex lanes, wider I-17 making the holiday travel season bright

Laura Douglas, our lead communicator on this massive project, joins On the Road With ADOT this week to explain what drivers have gained from I-17 improvements and how the flex lanes work.

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01/31/2018

Hamilton heads off-Broadway and onto ADOT message boards

Check out the reaction we received from "Hamilton" musical fans after posting our latest safety messages.

01/30/2018

Be non-stop about safe driving

Our latest freeway safety messages may be familiar to fans of the Broadway musical, Hamilton.

01/29/2018

Art of Transportation: Canyon Diablo Bridge

The Art of Transportation finds beauty in an aging bridge in northern Arizona.

01/28/2018

Where in AZ?? 01/28/18

It's Sunday and we've posted another "Where in AZ??" challenge for our Facebook fans.

ADOT snowplow at work along snow-covered freeway

01/24/2018

When weather threatens travel, showing always beats telling

ADOT staff members in the field shared photos and video during the recent snowstorm to help drivers make safe decisions.

James Cowlin photo of US 89 and big sky

01/23/2018

Route 89: Arizona photographer finds his way on border to border highway

An Arizona photographer has traveled tens of thousands of miles to document US 89.

Freeway board safety message saying "Phones down"

01/22/2018

Fed up with distracted drivers? It’s up to us to make roads safer

Distracted Driving Awareness Week is a good time to be reminded that safer roads are up to us.

Inside a not busy Motor Vehicle Division office

01/19/2018

Friday Five: New plates at Barrett-Jackson, low MVD numbers and territorial capital trivia

We're wrapping up the week by showing you what happened at ADOT this week.

Collage of photos showing snow-removal stripes applied before storms

01/19/2018

Those mysterious stripes mean we're getting ready for snow around Flagstaff

White stripes on highways around Flagstaff show that ADOT crews have been preparing for a winter storm.

Old photo mixing oil for road

01/18/2018

From the Archives: Road work in the 1930s

We dug up a photo of a road crew at work in the 1930s!