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07/19/2026

PODCAST: Truck parking is a big deal for ADOT – and for everyone

In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, Public Information Garin Groff talks with host Doug Nintzel about improvements we have made and will be making to help connect truckers with safe and convenient parking so they can safely move goods

AAH in memory of Hunter Maggard

07/13/2026

Remembering Hunter Maggard inspires miles of clean highways

Read about a family whose memories keep Arizona beautiful through volunteering. About 800 groups care for miles along Arizona’s highways and nearly half are adopted in remembrance of loved ones.

07/05/2026

PODCAST: I-10 widening project keeps advancing south of the Valley

In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, Marcy McMacken, our lead communicator on the project, talks with guest host Laura Douglas about what drivers will see as we continue creating a wider Interstate 10 between the Valley and Casa Grande.

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Black and white photo of road test reviewer writing on notepad in front of car

01/17/2019

Throwback Thursday: The road test

The cars may have changed since 1979, but MVD employees are still helping prospective drivers earn their licenses through the road test.

Large machine drills hole for bridge pier

01/16/2019

Bridge piers are like icebergs: There's more than you think below the surface

Today's blog follows bridge piers deep underground to explain how they support overpasses that can carry thousands of vehicles every day.

Cactuses and crushed granite along freeway

01/15/2019

Where botany meets aesthetics: New freeway interchange landscaping

Hundreds of planted saguaros are just the start of what makes the finished Loop 303 and Interstate 10 interchange a site to behold.

Snow-play traffic jam on US 180 near Flagstaff

01/11/2019

Heading north for the snow? Good times can go bad without planning

Planning and some common sense are the keys to a safe trip to enjoy snow in Arizona's high country.

Construction scene at the West Seligman Bridges on Interstate 40 with a crane, equipment, traffic cone, and a white pickup truck.

01/10/2019

Progress continues toward better bridges connecting I-40, Route 66 in Seligman

See the progress we're making on replacing three bridge decks between Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66 near Seligman.

SR 286 freeway near Sasabe

01/09/2019

Adopt a Highway: 'All the Way to the Border' litter pickup coming to SR 286

Most Adopt a Highway segments are 2 miles. But an upcoming volunteer cleanup along SR 286 in southern Arizona aims to tackle 45 miles.

Thermal camera video frame grab showing wrong-way vehicle.

01/08/2019

See the I-17 wrong-way alert system in action

Early Monday, ADOT's I-17 wrong-way vehicle alert system alerted ADOT and DPS to a wrong-way driver on I-17.

Hi Jolly Monument Quartzsite AZ

01/06/2019

A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite

A visit to an unusual tomb in Quartzsite erected in memory of a former camel driver.

Wide view of a multi-lane highway with moderate traffic, bordered by trees and buildings, with a hill in the background under a cloudy sky.

01/04/2019

New HD cameras paint a clearer picture of I-19 in Tucson

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, you might say drivers in Tucson now have 7,000 words to paint a vivid picture of their next trip on Interstate 19.

Image of yellow truck

01/03/2019

Throwback Thursday: Little truck that could

We're sharing the story of 60-year-old truck that has a special place at ADOT.