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November has begun, and that means cooler weather, the start of the holiday season and Crash Responder Safety Week. Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs Nov. 2-6, is held annually to raise awareness about the important work our first...
Tossing and turning the night before a major presentation at work. A newborn baby waking all hours of the night. Pulling an all-nighter to study for a final exam. Whatever the reason, we’re exhausted and fatigued. And that fatigue not only...
Spooky frights and buckets of candy await on Halloween, but we want to remind drivers to stay focused on the road and not get distracted by thoughts of ghosts and haunted houses. If you’re driving on state highways this weekend, you might...

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Show your love on Valentine's Day with Adopt a Highway.
MVD employees participate in Maricopa County StandDown Day because a state ID is important to breaking the cycle of homelessness.
Ninety-eight years ago, the Tombstone Epitaph's front page shared "about the best announcement that has come to Cochise County on road work for some time." Today, the result is SR 82.
Arizona has brand new welcome signs to greet travelers at the state line, so we decided to look back at how the state used to greet travelers.
Customer-focused. Transparency. Accountability. Efficiency. These words describe the new process of using ADOT’s E-Grants system to process planning invoices from Councils of Governments (COGs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)...
For five years Melissa Owen has worked toward her dream of cleaning all 45 miles of State Route 286. In 2020, 121 volunteers made her dream come true.
Designing a freeway includes quite a bit of thought about how it will look beyond the travel lanes. That's why we make sure Valley freeways have designs that reflect the history and natural beauty of the areas they pass through. The Loop...
This road provides a smooth ride, but do you know "Where in AZ??" it's located?
State Engineer Dallas Hammit talks about the new half diverging diamond interchanges on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway and what they mean for safety.
By pledging to work with the U.S. Department of Transportation and other transportation agencies across the country, we reaffirm our commitment to ending human trafficking.