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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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Close calls remind us all to pay more attention when driving

It was a harrowing week for two ADOT employees and a DPS trooper, reminding us how important it is to be aware in work zones or near crashes.

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Earth mover vehicle in focus with dirt blurry

08/01/2019

Art of Transportation: Blurry work becomes clear

Highway construction often goes from blurry to clear, which is what we took away from this recent photo from a work site.

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07/31/2019

Adopt a Highway: Glendale Union High School District volunteers earn an A-plus

State Route 89A in Dewey got busloads of support from volunteers at the Glendale Union High School District.

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A colorful ADOT Mobile MVD Services unit is parked in a parking lot, decorated with the Arizona state flag design.

07/30/2019

From the Director: New MVD computer system a 'moonshot' for ADOT

ADOT's Motor Vehicle Division is getting a new computer system, which will eventually help us to better serve Arizona drivers.

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Cartoons shows distracted shark driver menacing other vehicles

07/29/2019

Sharks aren’t mindless killers, but reckless drivers are

It's Shark Week, but on Arizona roads we have something else to be on the look out for.

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Illustration of infrastructure with a bridge, road, and city skyline, and the text INFRA CONNECTING AMERICA.

07/26/2019

An INFRA-red-letter day for improving Interstate 17

The Federal Highway Administration is awarding Arizona a $90 million grant to help boost capacity and safety just north of Phoenix.

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07/26/2019

Bad weather day from 1917 reminds us to be prepared

On this date in 1917, some heavy weather took a toll on the Ajo Highway and in Flagstaff. It's as good a reason as any to talk about driving safely in bad weather.

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