Skip to main content
Freeway in the desert

ADOT Blog

Search
Filter

Latest blog articles

A snowplow on an icy highway plowing snow.
01/27/2026

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back!

ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest is back again and we’re asking for Arizonans to help name a few of our snowplows! When winter storms roll through our state, ADOT’s snowplow operators work tirelessly to clear highways of ice and snow, helping...
LEARN MORE
On the Road With ADOT logo
01/25/2026

PODCAST: Looking ahead to Southern Arizona projects for 2026

In this 10-minute episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Officer Garin Groff discusses Southern Arizona improvements that are starting, continuing and finishing in 2026, including major upgrades for the Tucson area.
LEARN MORE
Two steel bridges with arched supports and railings cross over a dry, rocky landscape with sparse vegetation under a cloudy sky.
01/21/2026

Salt River Canyon Bridge: Get your steps in while seeing Arizona’s beauty

The 1934 US 60 Salt River Canyon Bridge still exists - and pedestrians can still walk on it.
LEARN MORE

Popular blog articles

07/26/2020

Where in AZ??

This tower is the key to solving this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.
LEARN MORE
An excavator demolishes the top of a concrete bridge.
07/24/2020

Creative destruction in process on I-17 at Central Avenue

See the demolition that will lead to a better bridge on I-17 over Central Avenue.
LEARN MORE
Mule Pass Tunnel
07/23/2020

Throwback Thursday: Hollywood magic at Mule Pass Tunnel

Did you know that Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee had a cameo in a major Hollywood motion picture? It's true, and let us tell you about it.
LEARN MORE
Indian Gardens historical marker
07/22/2020

Stop to smell the roses and read this SR 89A historic marker

It isn't exactly news that history abounds along Arizona highways. A casual driver can learn about historical figures ranging from Hi Jolly to Tom Mix by visiting various historical markers and monuments. But what might be news to you, as...
LEARN MORE
Arizona 1932 license plate with the number V1T1 in white letters on a copper background.
07/21/2020

Celebrating the short-lived copper license plate

It was 89 years ago that the Arizona Highway Commission decided to help out local industry by making copper license plates.
LEARN MORE
07/20/2020

On this day in 1996, much of SR 87 became Duthie-Martin Highway

The name of the route commonly called the Beeline Highway was officially changed to the Duthie-Martin Highway in honor of two law enforcement officers who lost their lives on the road in the line of duty.
LEARN MORE
07/19/2020

Where in AZ??

We're challenging you to identify this quiet stretch of road in this week's "Where in AZ??" post.
LEARN MORE
Crash Facts report cover
07/17/2020

Driving Safety Home: Taking responsibility behind the wheel

State Engineer Dallas Hammit breaks down the good news from the recently released 2019 Motor Vehicle Crash Facts.
LEARN MORE
Bridge work at US 60 on Pinto Creek
07/16/2020

Art of Transportation: Up, up and away

Things continue to look up for our project on US 60 at Pinto Creek.
LEARN MORE
Image from bridge slide video
07/15/2020

Everything to slide into place for Fourth Street bridge project in Flagstaff

Starting this weekend, crews are going to be “sliding” the new Fourth Street bridges over I-40 into place using an innovative method that saves a lot of time on bridge projects. The bridge slide method is a technique that basically moves...
LEARN MORE

Latest blog articles

Popular Tag

Archives