ADOT Blog

In this episode of On the Road with ADOT, we're marking our 50th anniversary as the Arizona Department of Transportation. LeRoy Brady, our chief landscape architect and a 50-year employee, shares his memories and experiences with our host, Doug Nintzel.

Our 50th anniversary celebration continues with these really neat pins we uncovered while thrifting in the Valley.

As we mark ADOT’s 50th Anniversary, we’ve been looking back at what was happening with all things transportation in Arizona when we became the state DOT in 1974. One particular item caught our attention. Did you know that State Route 74...

We gathered every photo of highways we could find from 1974 and made this video.

We're grateful to our partners at the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) for committing Proposition 400 funding to additional cleanups of hard-to-reach locations along Valley freeways.

As Arizonans celebrate Independence Day with hot dogs, cookouts, fireworks and time by the pool, we at ADOT want to remind drivers to make sure you have a plan to get home safely if the celebrations include alcohol. Whether that’s calling a...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to move mountains? Let’s dig in and learn more! The I-17 Improvement Project corridor is one example of an ADOT project that required entire sections of the mountainsides to be blasted and excavated to...

Like many large organizations or companies, ADOT has a internal publications aimed at keeping employees up-to-date on agency issues. Back in July 1974, when the state legislature created the Arizona Department of Transportation when it...

Plan ahead and register for National CleanUp Day, Sept. 21, 2024.

Need to keep the kids occupied in the summer? Have them color, doodle or paint the Keep it Grand logo, or use your paper and choice of art materials to show us what a litter-free Arizona means to you.