ADOT Blog | Department of Transportation

Latest blog articles

MVD Community Connections Thanksgiving drives

12/01/2025

MVD employees step up to help during the Thanksgiving holiday

As part of the MVD Community Connections efforts, several office locations across the state organized food donation drives to help out in their communities this Thanksgiving.

A metal footbridge spans a rocky canyon with steep cliffs and sparse vegetation under a bright sky.

11/30/2025

Fish Creek Bridge: A small piece of nearly timeless history

A small bridge on a historic road is nearly timeless.

All the Way to the Border volunteers

11/29/2025

New Year, New Beginnings: Arizona’s annual 45-mile cleanup of SR 286

Melissa Owen's 11th Annual "All the Way to the Border" cleanup is a great way to start the new year outdoors in beautiful Southern Arizona, and help keep it that way. You are invited to register with us to join the fun!

Popular blog articles

Black and white image of Loop 101 grand opening

04/27/2017

Throwback Thursday: Outer Loop Freeway

We're throwing it back to the '80s, when big hair, big shoulder pads and neon were in. It was also when construction on the Loop 101 Freeway started.

04/26/2017

Have a question or concern for ADOT?

If you have a comment, complaint or compliment for ADOT or the MVD, here is the best way to contact us.

An officer signals a white semi-truck to enter an inspection bay.

04/25/2017

Providing an inside look at how ADOT inspects commercial vehicles for safety

New ADOT program aims to reduce commercial vehicle wait times at the international border and will help Mexican trucking firms better understand and prepare for safety inspections.

04/24/2017

Arizona's first pre-fab bridge saves $2.6 million

Check out a video showing Arizona's first prefabricated bridge going up in less than four days.

04/23/2017

Where in AZ??

Our weekly "Where in AZ??" challenge includes a unique hint in the foreground of the photo.

04/21/2017

Art of Transportation: It's a dirty job

If there's one job most can agree is dirty, road construction is usually it. Today's Art of Transportation photo highlights this.

Diagram showing cars using a zipper merge at a lane closure, with traffic cones blocking one lane and vehicles alternating to merge into the open lane.

04/20/2017

Zipper merge: In the right situations, two lanes can be better than one

The zipper merge is simple technique used when two lanes reduce to one and it'll soon be implemented on Interstate 10 in western Arizona.

04/19/2017

Coming Friday: Winners of ADOT’s Safety Message Contest

The winners of the ADOT Safety Message Contest will revealed on Friday!

Sun-shielding netting on transplanted saguaros along a freeway

04/17/2017

'Sunscreen' spares transplanted saguaros from sunburn

If you've noticed black netting on some saguaros transplanted along the Loop 101 Pima Freeway, here's an explanation.

04/16/2017

Where in AZ??

Join us our Facebook trivia challenge and tell us "Where in AZ??" this photo was taken.