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Image of Route 66 license plate on turquoise square background.

04/28/2026

Arizona’s Route 66 specialty license plate

As Arizona gears up to celebrate 100 years of Route 66, the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to highlight a great way to carry a piece of the so-called Mother Road with you no matter where you’re headed.

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04/26/2026

PODCAST: Your knowledge of Arizona airports is about to take off

On the Road with ADOT takes to the skies while Matthew Munden, manager of ADOT’s Aeronautics Group, talks about his staff’s role in supporting airport development and Federal Aviation Administration funding for a robust statewide network of publicly owned airports.

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Adopt a Highway volunteers with found action figures

04/25/2026

Volunteers unite for Earth Day cleanup

Thank you to volunteers and supporters for making Earth Day 2026 the highest attended cleanup with the most trash picked up during an ADOT-hosted cleanup.

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ADOT 'angel' helps stranded motorists

Shelli and Al Ortman of Yucca were headed to a doctor’s appointment in Lake Havasu City when their trip was suddenly cut short. ADOT employee Jeff Baumeister came to their aid.

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A group of people in yellow safety vests pose together outside a log cabin on a sunny day.

08/15/2019

Decades of love results in commitment to Adopt a Highway

Read how love often leads volunteers to Adopt a Highway.

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08/14/2019

MVD is hitting the road thanks to a new mobile office

The Motor Vehicle Division has recently gone mobile, with a retrofitted RV to help fill in where required.

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08/13/2019

SRP employees honored by ADOT for helping with vehicle fire on I-10

ADOT has honored three SRP employees who jumped in to help during a vehicle fire on I-10.

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08/12/2019

Awards validate ADOT's commitment to communicating with Arizonans

Those on my team at ADOT know I am hesitant to brag on our success as a group of communicators. It's never about us. But that is a disservice to the accomplishments of the ADOT Communications team.

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08/09/2019

Driving Safety Home: Crash Facts report shows that driver behavior is the key to safer roads

At ADOT, our No. 1 goal is for everyone to get home safely. Of course, we cannot accomplish that goal alone. We need drivers to help by making better choices behind the wheel. There are too many preventable collisions, fatalities and...

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