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Join us in the great outdoors for a special cleanup along Arizona’s legendary Route 66, also known as the Mother Road, Main Street of America and the Will Rogers Highway.
Beginning September 12, Arizona law, A.R.S. 28-3173, adjusts the time frame to update your MVD photo from 12 years to 16 years. Those with a standard driver license or ID and an old photo may receive a letter in the mail explaining it is time to update your photo.
It’s still in the early stages, but the project to add improvements around the interchange connecting I-10 and Loop 101 in the Phoenix area’s West Valley is advancing. Find out more as Resident Engineer Cliff Oltman provides details about bridge construction and other project work.

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If you’ve been thinking about a career in construction, ADOT’s Construction Academy may be right for you. Applications are currently being accepted for training programs in February and March. This full-time, two-week program prepares...
During its 45 years, ADOT has been represented by four different logos. Here's a walk down memory lane of the images the agency has chosen.
If you follow this blog or ADOT's other social media channels, you won't be surprised by me saying that we're over-the-moon excited about opening the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway. Just hours after Saturday's big announcement, Junior and...
John Halikowski, ADOT director, shares the strong partnerships that have led to the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway being open to drivers.
When Bodo and Marie Diehn bought their cabin site near Payson in 1988, they knew they wanted to keep the drive up State Route 87 as beautiful as when they first saw it. So the next year they joined the Adopt a Highway program, claiming mile...
We're thinking a lot about the Broadway Curve right now, which makes this photo particularly fitting.
We are close to when the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway will be open to traffic. Before that happens, you can see what makes this addition to our highway system unique in this video.
The "random act of kindness" by the person or persons decorating a scrub tree near Sunset Point inspired Dolan Ellis to write a song called "Scrubby." He visited ADOT recently to perform it.
You don’t have to be a fan of Arizona roadside attractions or intrigued by alternative pack animals to appreciate this. But it helps. According to The Associated Press, today is the 117th anniversary of the passing of Hi Jolly, the Syrian...
During the gift-giving season of the holidays, we have our own suggestion about what might be a meaningful present for you and your family.