ADOT Blog

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.

Arizona has an enviable record for the condition of state highway bridges. Some of that has to do with the relative youth of our infrastructure, but it also has a lot to do with this week's guest: State Bridge Engineer David Benton.

For another installment of “how highway cross streets got their names,” we move on to the Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway. We’ve completed past installments for these freeways: US 60 Superstition Freeway Interstate 17 through Phoenix Loop 101...

On Sunday, Dec. 15, Carisa Leslie and her husband, Scott Butz, were visiting Arizona from Canada when their 4-year-old Yorkie, named Khloe, went missing while staying with a pet sitter for the day. Khloe was not familiar with the area, so...

In just over three years since we launched the upgraded customer portal AZMVDNow.gov, more than 4 million Arizonans have activated free accounts so they can complete a wide variety of transactions such as picking out a specialty plate, renewing registration, requesting a duplicate driver license or updating insurance information.

Yes, even in this black-and-white photo the location is given away by the recognizable rock formations. This photo was taken in the 1970’s (most know the answer since they participated in the Flashback Friday, of course) when there was only...

A fast response by Arizona Department of Transportation maintenance crews from Mesa and Payson likely kept a brush fire from spreading along State Route 87 this week.

The Roosevelt Lake Bridge is considered one of Arizona's best (and best-looking).

You’ve checked your car and it’s in great driving condition, you’ve planned your route, you’ve got your Spotify playlist queued up, and you’re ready to road trip to spend some time in the snow. But wait! There’s something else you need to...