Skip to main content
Freeway in the desert

ADOT Blog

Search
Filter

Latest blog articles

ASU student checks irrigation along highway.
03/23/2026

ADOT partnership with ASU aims to optimize landscape water use

We're highlighting an ASU News article features a partnership that’s helping ADOT learn how to optimize water use in freeway landscaping. The ADOT Urban Freeway Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project nvolves graduate students who are part of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative
LEARN MORE
Volunteer placing trash in ADOT bag
03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.
LEARN MORE
Sprayer applies fog seal to highway.
03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.
LEARN MORE

Popular blog articles

Historical marker on State Route 82 in Southern Arizona
06/16/2020

SR 82 stop offers two-for-one history lessons

A State Route 82 pullout east of Nogales offers two nods to Arizona history in one spot.
LEARN MORE
Flooded desert landscape with muddy water covering the ground and partially submerging fence posts and vegetation, with mountains visible in the distance.
06/15/2020

With monsoon season here, is your vehicle rainstorm-ready?

The summer monsoon season is at hand. If you get caught in a heavy downpour, do you know what to do?
LEARN MORE
Several semi-trucks parked on a wide concrete lot under a partly cloudy sky with mountains in the distance.
06/12/2020

Quick turnaround for commercial vehicle parking at rest areas

We've moved into action quickly to expand the number of commercial parking spaces at two rest area along I-40.
LEARN MORE
06/11/2020

Throwback Thursday: Hearing from you

The highway may never have been built, the spirit behind this public meeting in 1960s Tucson lives on.
LEARN MORE
A large, weathered barn with wooden doors and windows, featuring a partially open entrance and faded green metal siding. Shrubs and dirt surround the structure.
06/10/2020

Looking back to when Grand Canyon aviation began

On this day 92 years ago, the first airport at the Grand Canyon took flight.
LEARN MORE
06/09/2020

Lane adjustments on I-10 already improving traffic, safety

It's not often in life that you get immediate results. A lot of things worth doing take time and patience to bear any fruit. That's why it was gratifying when we saw a noticeable change in traffic flow and safety after crews completed a...
LEARN MORE
06/08/2020

Adopt a Highway mile honors a father, son and police officer

If you drive through the Hopi Reservation, you’ll notice an Adopt a Highway sign that reads “BC One of a Kind” about 11 miles south of Second Mesa. It honors Branyon Rebeau Claw Sr., the oldest son of Madeline Sahneyah, also known as “BC.”...
LEARN MORE
Several semi-trucks parked in a row under a clear blue sky in a truck stop parking lot.
06/05/2020

Providing help to truckers in need of rest with technology

Our director shares his thoughts about what the addition of truck parking spaces to ADOT's Arizona Traveler Information 511 website means for commercial drivers.
LEARN MORE
MoveOverAZ Every vehicle, every time. It's the law.
06/04/2020

'Move Over' effort ramps up in Northern Arizona

When the weather begins to warm across Northern Arizona in the spring, it’s a sprint to begin and complete temperature-sensitive pavement repairs and highway improvements before the colder temperatures of fall return. With maintenance crews...
LEARN MORE
06/03/2020

Keep your cool: Prepare yourself and your vehicle for summer heat

With high summer temperatures here again, we have some tips to make sure the heat doesn't get to you or your vehicle.
LEARN MORE

Latest blog articles

Popular Tag

Archives