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Sept. 27 is celebrated each year as the World Tourism Day to foster awareness of tourism’s social, cultural and economic benefits. A great way to celebrate tourism day locally is to schedule an appointment at your MVD office and update your...
ADOT volunteers uncovered some interesting and what some might call scary trash during Saturday’s National CleanUp Day event in Loop 202 right of way in Tempe. Pre-Halloween chuckles resounded when a well-worn mask depicting a character...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on its phased approach for enforcement of the REAL ID regulations after the May 7, 2025, enforcement deadline.

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Congratulations to our I-17 Improvement Project team, which is celebrating one year since major construction began to add new general purpose lanes and flex lanes along the 23 miles from Anthem Way to Sunset Point. I drive this stretch of I...
If you are the type of person who wants everything on your car, truck or motorcycle to be customized, please remember the license plate on the back must remain authentically Arizonan. We have been made aware of a small number of people...
License plates can be more than a means of identifying a vehicle. Much like bumper stickers or the clothes we wear, specialty plates can an expression of our values and beliefs or a nod to our hobbies. In Arizona we have more than 90...
Progress is happening and drivers are noticing. If you’ve recently driven along Interstate 17 north of the Phoenix metro area, you’ve seen the flurry of construction activity, along with the noticeable changes to this well-traveled highway...
While summer weather lingers for desert dwellers, ADOT team members are already gearing up for winter. And this season, that means branching out beyond the existing fleet of 200 or so snowplows as ADOT prepares to unveil two new high...
The Arizona Department of Transportation welcomes 18 of the newest volunteer groups helping keep Arizona highways clean! These families, groups and organizations recently made a choice to adopt or renew adopted miles and to reduce litter...
Just in time for the fall travel season, highway crews working for ADOT have finished the Interstate 17 pavement improvement project between Dunlap Avenue and Deer Valley Road. How important is that? Well, drivers who regularly use that...
ADOT team members are part of the communities they serve. I had the privilege of seeing that action Saturday, Sept. 16, as the Tucson North MVD office spent National Cleanup Day working along Oracle Road (State Route 77). More than a dozen...
Did you know that you’ve likely been carrying around a picture of a ringtail in your wallet? If you’ve gotten an Arizona driver license or ID card in the past few years, look closely and you’ll see an illustration of a ringtail, the...
Our Adopt a Highway volunteers do very important work throughout the year, helping keep Arizona grand. While we work to visit and recognize our Adopt a Highway volunteer groups, we also want volunteers to share the work they do with their...