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04/20/2026

Stay alert and slow down during Work Zone Awareness Week

It’s Work Zone Awareness Week, and we’re taking the opportunity to raise awareness about the things we all can do to keep each other safe in work zones. ADOT crews work all hours of the day to build and maintain Arizona’s highways. I’m...
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04/12/2026

PODCAST: You should pay attention to ADOT's distracted driving podcast

We know it’s not easy to avoid every distraction when you’re behind the wheel. All the more reason to pay attention to Kelsey Mo, ADOT’s public information officer for safety, as she talks to Doug Nintzel during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
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A digital message board on the highway encourages motorists look twice for motorcyclists
04/08/2026

Look twice for motorcyclists during Arizona Bike Week

If you see more motorcycles than usual on highways this weekend in the Phoenix area, it may be because Arizona Bike Week is currently happening at Westworld of Scottsdale. ADOT is not involved in the event itself, but we’re taking the...
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11/15/2023

No Bots about it: Live Chat provides quick, easy access to MVD experts

You can Live Chat with an MVD employee directly at azdot.gov to handle several MVD services and answer questions from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. That’s right, no bots or AI are on the other end of the chat. You will work...
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Two men pose near a highway during winter.
11/14/2023

US 89: From Flagstaff to Yellowstone and beyond

While fans of Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" will have to wait until November 2024 for the final episodes of the television series, did you know that you can travel from Flagstaff to Yellowstone National Park without ever leaving US 89? Oh...
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A snowplow removing snow from travel lanes in Northern Arizona
11/13/2023

On the Road With ADOT: Our road weather manager helps you prepare for snow

In recent weeks we’ve shared how ADOT has been preparing for winter, from adding two high capacity snowblowers to converting trucks from their summer uses into snowplows. Now a new episode of our podcast, On the Road with ADOT, focuses on...
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A hummingbird visits a purple flower in a field.
11/09/2023

Pit stops for pollinators bring native plants to Arizona highways

Did you know that ADOT helps to grow new plants by planting the seeds of native plants along state highways? ADOT gets rid of unwanted, invasive plants along roadsides to help maintain and encourage growth of native plants.
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A graphic depicting ADOT building relationships with tribal governments.
11/08/2023

ADOT’s tribal relations team collaborates with Native Nations in Arizona

In commemoration of Native American Heritage Month in November, ADOT’s Arizona Tribal Relations team shares how ADOT works with tribal nations in Arizona to provide safe and efficient transportation. “ADOT recognizes the sovereignty of the...
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A graphic showing a cell phone with a digital ID card.
11/07/2023

Google Wallet now available to carry your Arizona ID or driver license

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division has just added another option for Android devices: keeping a digital driver license or state ID in Google Wallet. Arizona is among the first few states in the nation whose...
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A collage of three photos. One shows a woman picking up litter along a highway, another shows a man picking up litter along a highway, and the third shows a highway milepost sign with a bag of collected litter nearby.
11/06/2023

Adopt a Highway: Bonding with our mile of State Route 87

It lies between mileposts 180 and 181 of State Route 87, a few minutes north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Its endpoints are a little north of Mesa Drive and right at Stapley Drive. There’s a deep wash with a culvert about one-third...
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Construction heavy equipment demos a bridge.
11/02/2023

Drone video shows progress on I-10 widening in northwest Tucson

Motorists get a front row seat every day to the big changes unfolding as ADOT rebuilds and widens I-10 in northwest Tucson, which is something we just noted in this recent news release that the project is 25% complete. But now we can give...
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Specialty plates featured in October.
11/01/2023

October recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

You can rev up support for your favorite charity by getting a specialty license plate from the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division! We have more than 90 plates available for purchase so you can help raise awareness...
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An overhead message board displaying a traffic safety message on a highway.
10/31/2023

Conjuring up past Halloween traffic safety messages

For several years, ADOT has placed traffic safety messages on overhead message boards. Often, these messages relate to holidays, like Halloween, and other events that are front-of-mind for people. Our purpose in displaying these messages is...
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