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10/25/2026

PODCAST: Stay up to date on ADOT projects and studies with a Community Relations leader

In this episode, our Assistant Communications Director for Community Relations Daina Mann is On the Road with ADOT to talk about key ways to get information and ask questions about the agency’s work.

Adopt a Highway US 66 volunteers

10/22/2026

Volunteers turn out to clean Historic Route 66

See how volunteers got involved in tidying up State Route 66 just in time for the 100-year anniversary of its numerical designation back on Nov. 11, 1926.

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10/14/2026

New Arizona law may impact motorcyclists in 2027

Arizona Revised Statute § 28-2014, updated last session, will require at least one of the registered owners of a motorcycle to have the motorcycle endorsement to legally operate a motorcycle on public roadways before the motorcycle registration can be renewed.

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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.

Highway electronic sign at night displays the message: DON’T MEET THE REAPER BUCKLE UP above lanes of traffic.

01/02/2019

Looking back at 2018 one safety message at time

Highway safety is important at ADOT and we work to keep it top of mind for drivers throughout the year.

Graphic listing South Mountain Freeway progress

12/27/2018

For South Mountain Freeway, 2018 has been a year of great progress

Here's a look back at the milestones on the largest single highway project in Arizona history.

Wrong way driver warning on message board

12/26/2018

Drive-thru small talk reinforces mission to make roads safer

Do you know what to do when there's a wrong-way driver? Read further to find out.

South Mountain Freeway interchange under construction

12/24/2018

From the Director: A year in review at ADOT

ADOT Director John Halikowski takes a look back at the agency's 2018 accomplishments.