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Calling all ADOT artists. Here is another way to let your artistic energy out while staying cool indoors. Coloring specialty license plates!
Recently, we were asked on social media about merging into a center left-turn lane on a surface street: The Arizona Driver License Manual has the answer on page 37. A center left-turn lane is in the middle of a two-way street and marked on...
In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Officer Garin Groff provides an update on a project creating a free-flowing interchange for US 93 and Interstate 40 in Kingman. He also has an update on other projects improving travel in northwestern Arizona.

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The above photo from the May 1974 issue of an employee newsletter for the Arizona Highway Department (ADOT’s predecessor) show the Safety Projects Team’s brand new photolog van “outfitted with sophisticated electronic gear to control...
Underpasses are made to separate vehicle, pedestrian, bicyclist and even train traffic. And that’s exactly what the Wickenburg Underpass has been doing since 1937.
Though it’s no longer open to cars, the Walnut Canyon Bridge near Flagstaff has been standing for 100 years.
Exciting projects are underway and in the works for the Tucson area. And that's what we're featuring in the latest episode of our podcast, On the Road With ADOT.
We're shining a spotlight on the "Keep It Grandwork" artwork submitted by kids from across Arizona.
1988 was a memorable year with the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was the number one box office movie while “Sweet Child o’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses and Rick Astley’s hit, “Never Gonna Give You Up” were...
Before your student flies off to college, there is one more piece of homework for them and you: Upgrade their driver license to the Arizona Travel ID while they are still in town, and they’ll be ready for the federal deadline around the...
ADOT MVD partners with the Arizona Department of Liquor License and Control to offer retailers a way to accept digital IDs to verify age.
ADOT’s Incident Response Unit, sponsored by GEICO, responds to all types of crashes across metro Phoenix highways. But, IRU crews will also respond to any type of incident that is blocking a travel lane, which often includes debris that...
Recently, we took you into the ADOT "museum," a collection of items in an otherwise unused room in nondescript government building in Phoenix. Here, we're taking a deeper dive into some of the items stored there.