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06/30/2025

June recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

ADOT has more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To boost awareness, we showcase one specialty license plate each week on social media.
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06/29/2025

PODCAST: Get the lowdown on how ADOT handles emergencies

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features David Egliskis, who makes sure ADOT is prepared for all manner of natural and human-caused events that could affect travelers.
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06/23/2025

MVD collects aluminum tabs for Arizona Ronald McDonald houses

For the third straight year, MVD offices across the state collected those magical aluminum tabs for an entire year for the Ronald McDonald House Charities to help provide families traveling for their child’s medical needs a welcoming home away from home.
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05/31/2019

Quick-acting maintenance crew returns lost dog to owners

Early in the morning on Sunday, May 19, ADOT Maintenance Supervisor Brett Rupp was driving west on SR 260 along the Mogollon Rim east of Payson when he spotted something out of the ordinary. A Shetland sheepdog, more commonly referred to as...
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05/30/2019

Throwback Thursday: The Arizona Highway Department’s first female engineer

More than 60 years ago, Frances Walker became the first female engineer with the Arizona Highway Department. Here is what highway engineering looked like back then.
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05/29/2019

The case of US 70's missing 12 miles

We may not have solved this mystery, but we have a pretty good guess as to why numbers on mile markers jump suddenly between Bylas and Safford.
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05/28/2019

Take a look at I-17 interchange projects on the rise

Piers and bridge abutments for the new interchanges at Pinnacle Peak and Happy Valley roads are currently going up, so take a look at some of the work happening right now.
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05/26/2019

Where in AZ?? 05.26

A mix of mountains and clouds makes for a pretty photo in this week's edition of "Where in AZ??"
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05/24/2019

Flashback Friday: The day Yuma's Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge opened to traffic

A celebration this week in 1915 included a parade of decorated automobiles, a concert and horse races.
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05/24/2019

Transportation tunes still riding an expressway to my heart

Our ArizonaDOT Spotify playlist of transportation-related songs has continued growing over the past year. We hope you'll check it out.
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05/22/2019

Temporary ID cards add to web-based MVD transactions

For those who have their driver licenses suspended, we've made ordering a temporary ID card as easy as visiting ServiceArizona.com.
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05/21/2019

511 Logo Signs: Build your brand – and a road

This summer we are rolling out new highway signs to both promote the 511 phone line, attract business sponsorship and generate funds to maintain roads.
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05/20/2019

With summer here, projects in northern Arizona ramp up

As summer starts again, its now warm enough for work on several road improvement projects in northern Arizona.
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