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We post quite frequently about our Adopt a Highway program on our social media pages, so I wanted to get a first-hand experience of what the process is like and share it for anyone who might be curious. First, someone must choose a section...
Over the two days, the MVD team helped nearly 350 people with services including driver license duplicates, motor vehicle records, renewals and reinstatements.
Beginning May 7, 2025, you will need a federally compliant credential like the Arizona Travel ID to get past TSA checkpoints at airports for domestic flights. Without the Arizona Travel ID or other form of federally compliant identification such as a valid U.S. passport, you risk missing your flight because the standard driver license will not be accepted by TSA.

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Arizona residents can choose from more than 90 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To create extra awareness – and highlight the worthy causes that specialty license plates support – we’ve been...
You’ve checked your car’s tires, fluids and battery, filled up your gas tank and mapped out your route, but you’re never fully ready for a road trip until you’ve prepared an emergency travel kit. With record-breaking heat across Arizona...
Arizona and copper go together like – well, like Arizona and copper. Copper drove Arizona’s early economy, giving rise to communities such as Bisbee, Globe, Miami, Morenci, Ajo and Jerome. Copper adorns the dome of our State Capitol. When...
It’s that time again, Arizona! ADOT’s Safety Message Contest is back for its seventh year and entries are open through July 25. Have you ever wanted to see your traffic message on a Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) above the highway? Here’s your...
In those years just before a freeway improvement project is ready to start, we’re all allowed to imagine what it will be like once the work is done. On I-10 in the Buckeye area, the imagination has become reality. ADOT’s $82 million project...
You may have seen vehicles with an Arizona Cardinals plate, Phoenix Suns plate or Veterans plate – maybe one with the Special Olympics Arizona logo on it. Clearly, the vehicles’ owners support the team or organization displayed on the plate...
We’re talking tortoises today at the Arizona Department of Transportation. Did you know that ADOT helps support tortoise populations by paying attention to where these shelled reptiles may burrow near highways. Our biologists follow steps...
The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division just placed in the top four of MVD or DMV offices, according to a CarInsurance.com survey across all 50 states. The online article highlights some of the changes and technology...
As an Arizona kid, you are likely used to many days of hot, dry weather. When we get the occasional rainstorm, do you celebrate by dancing in the rain (but never during a thunderstorm), rather than heading indoors to stay dry? You may have...
Yes, you read that headline correctly! ADOT’s Cordes Junction Maintenance Unit has put a discarded cooking pot to good use. Technician Patrick Thompson found the cooking pot while removing litter and trash from highways. His unit, which is...