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08/31/2026

2025 crash data shows decrease in traffic fatalities for third straight year

Crash data from 2025 shows a decrease in traffic fatalities and crashes across Arizona roads for the third straight year. That’s a positive step in the right direction, but even one death is one too many, and there is more work to be done...
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08/30/2026

PODCAST: If a trip to a Motor Vehicle Division office is on your to-do list, this episode of On the Road with ADOT will get you ready

A lot of business with the Motor Vehicle Division can be done online. However, if a visit to an MVD office is in your future, you’ll want to listen to our latest episode of On the Road with ADOT. MVD Spokesman Bill Lamoreaux sits down with host Doug Nintzel to offer helpful hints to get you “MVD ready.”
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08/19/2026

Volunteers make Arizona shine

Adopt a Highway is rolling out the red carpet for our newest volunteers! See who is making a difference in your community and join us in celebration.
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Globe from early 1900s
12/13/2018

Throwback Thursday: Globe in the horse-and-buggy era

For today's Throwback Thursday, we go to Globe back during the horse-and-buggy era.
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12/12/2018

Transportation Defined: Bid-Well

Deck pours as we build the South Mountain Freeway give us a chance to explain the role a Bid-Well plays in smoothing concrete.
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12/11/2018

Video: Severed fence leads to rescue of driver stranded for days

Two ADOT employees and a Department of Public Safety trooper discovered a woman whose car ran off US 60 and down an embankment near Wickenburg.
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Compilation of specialty plate options
12/07/2018

How about a specialty plate for that person who's impossible to shop for?

More than 40 plates available at ServiceArizona.com support charitable causes.
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Traffic using new westbound I-10 lanes at Eloy
12/06/2018

As widening project advances near Eloy, westbound I-10 moves to new lanes

The shift comes almost a year to the day since we began clearing and grubbing to make room for a new, wider stretch of I-10, with three lanes in each direction.
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12/05/2018

Safety tip: Highway shoulders are for emergencies, not snowball fights

Whether your passion is sledding, making snowmen or taking selfies with heart hands, don’t park on highway shoulders to play in the snow.
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Black and white photo of a man working on a Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway sign.
12/04/2018

Look Back: How I-10 became Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway

Interstate 10 goes by several names, but outside the Valley its name remembers an important event in American history - and the impact it had on transportation in Arizona.
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Snow plow Tow Plow on the road
12/03/2018

Driving Safety Home: ADOT is ready for the winter storm season

ADOT's snowplow drivers are ready for the severe winter weather that's already underway. Can you say the same for your vehicle?
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11/30/2018

Mystery Tree's origin continues to stump I-17 travelers

The enduring mystery of the Mystery Tree has returned to I-17 near Sunset Point.
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A snowplow clears a snow-covered road beneath an overpass on a wintry day.
11/29/2018

It's a cold fact: Many Arizonans don't know snow deeply

If you were born and raised south of Cordes Junction, let’s face it: You’re probably not an expert when it comes to driving in snow. We're here to help.
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