The Arizona Department of Transportation is taking part in Route 66 centennial celebrations and our 1959 Chevy Apache pickup truck was a crowd favorite at the recent Ash Fork Heritage Day, which also celebrated the centennial.
Laura Douglas, our lead communicator on the upcoming State Route 347 improvement project, talks with guest host Marcy McMacken about much-anticipated changes set to occur on SR 347, including the addition of a third travel lane in each direction.
The "random act of kindness" by the person or persons decorating a scrub tree near Sunset Point inspired Dolan Ellis to write a song called "Scrubby." He visited ADOT recently to perform it.
You don’t have to be a fan of Arizona roadside attractions or intrigued by alternative pack animals to appreciate this. But it helps. According to The Associated Press, today is the 117th anniversary of the passing of Hi Jolly, the Syrian...
Does this sound familiar? Teenager: “Mom, I need to get my learner’s permit, can you take tomorrow afternoon off to take me to MVD for the test?” Mom (to herself): “Aside from the fact that my boss will be upset and I’m two days behind on...
When their son Manuel died, Sally and Nacho Ochoa adopted a mile of US 60 near Show Low in his memory. Though Nacho has also passed away, Sally continues to help keep that section beautiful.
I don’t know about you, but it takes a mighty strong incentive for me to change my habits. But after getting stuck in one too many traffic jams, I’ve found one: the AZ511 mobile app. For me, the benefits of the AZ511 app offer a strong...
We like throwing back to how the highways and freeways we know today were designed and built. Hundreds, if not thousands, of vehicles use them today, so it might be easy to take them for granted. But there is a lot of work that goes into...
