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Fiber-optic cable cross-section

07/24/2025

A big step forward for broadband internet access in Greater Arizona

Around 30,000 homes and businesses between Phoenix and Flagstaff will get access to broadband internet thanks to Wecom Fiber becoming the first firm to gain long-term use of conduit ADOT has installed along I-17.

07/20/2025

PODCAST: ADOT's broadband program keeps growing in Greater Arizona

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features our Broadband Office and how it's helping Arizona expand access to broadband internet.

Tucson MVD remodel

07/18/2025

Tucson North MVD office remodel update

The Motor Vehicle Division Tucson North office is undergoing a complete remodel. This full remodel will help modernize and expand the size of the office to help everyone get out of the line and safely on the road. But while this remodel is happening, people can still stop by and visit the TeleMVD modular trailer in the parking lot to get MVD services completed.

Popular blog articles

10/09/2017

Amid all this Twitter celebration, a nod to ADOT Facebook

While ADOT's Twitter account has passed 200,000 followers, our Facebook page has been taking off as well. We hope you like it and "like" it.

10/08/2017

Where in AZ??

Do you know "Where in AZ??" these rock formations are located?

10/07/2017

Sometimes it's good to be a follower, especially when it comes to Twitter

To celebrate 200,000 followers, we're taking a look at the demographics of ADOT's Twitter followers.

10/05/2017

ADOT Twitter at 200,000: It began with no plan, no policy, no permission

A look back at the early days of the ADOT Twitter account from the man who sent the first tweet.

10/04/2017

Follow biologists locating, and relocating, chuckwallas for South Mountain Freeway

Capturing chuckwallas is no easy task. Follow along as biologists locate, and relocate, these lizards prior to South Mountain Freeway construction.

10/03/2017

ADOT helps Light AZ Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

ADOT is helping Governor Doug Ducey mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

10/02/2017

Project offers rare look at what lies beneath a highway surface

See how we're rebuilding five miles of I-40 from the ground up just west of Williams.

10/01/2017

Where in AZ??

We have another "Where in AZ??" challenge for you on the ADOT Facebook page.

09/29/2017

Boldly going where no one has gone before

Three projects, each designed to make Arizona safer, each taking ADOT where no transportation agency has gone before.

09/28/2017

Yesterday and Today: Interstate 17 at Camp Verde

While topography is the same, I-17 heading north into the Verde Valley has changed since the picture at left was taken around 1969.