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Adopt a Highway US 66 volunteers
10/22/2026

Volunteers turn out to clean Historic Route 66

See how volunteers got involved in tidying up State Route 66 just in time for the 100-year anniversary of its numerical designation back on Nov. 11, 1926.
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10/14/2026

New Arizona law may impact motorcyclists in 2027

Arizona Revised Statute § 28-2014, updated last session, will require at least one of the registered owners of a motorcycle to have the motorcycle endorsement to legally operate a motorcycle on public roadways before the motorcycle registration can be renewed.
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A digital highway sign that encourages drivers to move over.
10/14/2026

If you see flashing lights, it’s time to 'Move Over'

At ADOT, we’re no stranger to the risks of what can occur when motorists drive distracted or inattentively. Our maintenance crews and members of ADOT’s Incident Response Unit, sponsored by GEICO, have experienced near misses, crashes and...
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A first aid kit, water bottles, hat, prescriptions and sunscreen in a trunk of a car.
05/06/2025

Get ahead of summer and prep your vehicle for extreme heat conditions

It’s that time of year again. Arizonans bid farewell to the last of the cooler weather and say hello to the scorching heat of the desert summer. In recognition of Heat Awareness Week (May 5-9), we want to encourage drivers to prepare their...
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05/04/2025

PODCAST: Big things are happening with I-17 widening and flex lanes

With big things happening in the coming weeks and months, we've invited back Laura Douglas, ADOT's lead communicator on this project, to update us on the project widening I-17 and creating an innovative system of flex lanes between Anthem and Sunset Point.
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Arizona Travel ID
05/02/2025

Arizona Travel ID (REAL ID) federal deadline is taking off

Beginning May 7 you will need a federally compliant credential – like the Arizona Travel ID or a passport – to get past TSA checkpoints at airports for domestic flights.
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Specialty plates featured in April.
04/30/2025

April recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

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.
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Earth Day cleanup volunteers
04/28/2025

ADOT volunteers support Earth Day mission

More than 30 Adopt a Highway volunteers committed part of Earth Day to making a stretch of Salt River bed a nicer place.
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04/27/2025

PODCAST: ADOT's Fraud Hotline is here to help you

Capt. Brian Eckenboy explains how detectives with ADOTs' Office of Inspector General combat fraud involving vehicle sales, and how you reach out for help through our 24-hour Fraud Hotline. You can call 877.712.2370, email [email protected] or file a report at azdot.gov/incident-report.
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A rural highway work zone.
04/25/2025

At Skousen Road and SR 87, a big improvement for the Coolidge area

An ADOT project added a traffic signal and lighting and reconstructed the intersection, which is about a mile west of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. It added a lane on SR 87 west of Skousen Road to allow for right turns onto Skousen Road. And both directions of Skousen Road now feature left-turn lanes for traffic turning onto SR 87.
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Sample driver licenses under a blacklight.
04/24/2025

Shining a light on a lesser-known Arizona driver license feature

The Arizona Travel ID deadline is almost upon us. But, if you haven’t gotten yours yet – or maybe even if you have – there’s a feature of your card that many don’t know exists. If you have a Travel ID, or any Arizona driver license or ID...
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists to slow down.
04/22/2025

Slow down and give workers a brake during Work Zone Awareness Week

If you travel on Arizona highways this week, you might see ADOT’s overhead message signs displaying a traffic safety message encouraging motorists to slow down in work zones. National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs from April 21-25...
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04/20/2025

PODCAST: We’re talking about projects in Greater Arizona and Tucson

Public Information Officer Garin Groff has updates on a major I-10 improvement underway on the Tucson area's northwest side, a major interchange under construction in Kingman and our project replacing two US 60 bridges just east of Superior.
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