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10/01/2025

Volunteers bag 1.8 tons of litter on National CleanUp Day

See Adopt a Highway volunteers across Arizona caught in the act on National CleanUp Day 2025.

Specialty plates featured in September.

09/30/2025

September 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. We call this the "Specialty Plate Spotlight" and here are the plates that were featured in September.

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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11/24/2016

Cleanup along 45 highway miles yields 1,000 pounds of trash

Three-dozen volunteers came together to pick up litter along State Route 286.

11/23/2016

Continuous Improvement: ADOT invention addresses graffiti problem

One ADOT employee invented a way to prevent graffiti, saving the agency time and money and improving safety.

11/22/2016

At Bell and Grand, it's a great day to watch traffic

Earlier today, we opened a Bell Road bridge carrying traffic over Grand Avenue (US 60) in Surprise. Check out before-and-after photos.

11/21/2016

Saguaro cactuses relocated for South Mountain Freeway

Landscapers are transplanting saguaros weighing up to 5,000 pounds so they can be reused once the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway is complete.

11/20/2016

Where in AZ??

Take our "Where in AZ??" Facebook challenge and tell us where you think this photo was taken!

11/18/2016

Taliesin West field trip helps give South Mountain Freeway a Frank Lloyd Wright touch

Collaborating with the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation on designs for the South Mountain Freeway took the project team to Taliesin West in Scottsdale.

11/17/2016

Enforcing roadway safety with a handshake and a smile

ADOT commercial vehicle inspectors use a different approach when conducting inspections.

11/16/2016

After a crash use quick clearance and stay safe

Make sure you know what to do in a fender bender to keep yourself and others safe.

11/15/2016

Plows are primed, drivers are trained and ADOT is ready for snow

Winter means snow in the high country and ADOT is prepared to keep highways clear of snow and ice.

11/14/2016

Bell Road reopening at Grand Avenue in time for holiday shopping season

As promised, Bell Road will reopen just in time for the holiday shopping season.