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We recently let you know that a US 93 widening project in Wickenburg is 80 percent complete; we can now share another new development making the project even closer to completion. Asphalt paving is currently underway on the highway’s new...
ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media.
Among 9,000 ADOT volunteers are leaders ages 12 through 17. Adopt a Highway volunteer groups may include kids within this age range to participate in a roadside cleanups with the written consent from a parent or guardian. Janice Rogers...

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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sometimes splitting up is hard to do. Other times it’s the best for everyone in the long run. And the latter is what’s happening this fall with the lanes on Interstate 10 in the Broadway Curve area, between 40th Street and Baseline Road...
October is the perfect time of year to dive into our archives and delve into The Devil’s Highway, the former US 666, which traveled through several states in the Southwest, including Arizona. In Arizona, US 666 traveled from Douglas to US...
Every so often, we get a call about a dog or cat that has made its way onto the freeway. Not only are these extremely dangerous situations for the animals, it also threatens the safety of unexpecting motorists and the responders – often...
When out on a leisurely walk, run or bicycle ride, we all want the piece of mind that we’ll have safe spaces to walk, run and ride our bikes in and ADOT gets that. That’s why one of the main goals of the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve...