Freeway in the desert

ADOT Blog

Filter

Latest blog articles

On the Road With ADOT logo
07/18/2024

PODCAST: A 51-year ADOT veteran reflects on ADOT's first half century

To mark ADOT's 50th anniversary this month, we're inviting some longtime employees onto our podcast, On the Road With ADOT. The latest episode features Tami Wollaston, who started as a draftsman nearly 51 years ago and currently is a transportation engineering specialist in ADOT’s Roadway Engineering Group.
LEARN MORE
A picturesque bridge spanning a tranquil river, surrounded by lush greenery
07/17/2024

A brief history of three Wickenburg bridges

Three versions of the bridge over the Hassayampa River in Wickenburg have carried traffic for over a century.
LEARN MORE
Two people pose for a picture with a dog.
07/16/2024

Highway hero rescues, adopts stray dog

A dog rescued by an ADOT employee is now flourishing in her new fur-ever home.
LEARN MORE

Popular blog articles

Highway Artwork Pillars
08/16/2023

Arizona highway artwork tells the stories of local communities, and looks good doing it

Similarly to how artwork adorns the walls of museums, artwork also adorns the walls, bridges and columns of Arizona’s highways. Often created by local artists and inspired by the communities and agriculture of the surrounding areas, the...
LEARN MORE
Highway signs are stacked in rows on the ground, waiting to be delivered and installed.
08/14/2023

Making signs in ADOT's Sign Shop

Signs are everywhere on Arizona’s highways, providing information about speed limits, nearby locations, rest areas and more. But how and where are these signs made? ADOT has a Sign Shop where signs big and small are produced. The shop can...
LEARN MORE
A smiling dog with a red collar sits on the ground.
08/10/2023

ADOT crew rescues pup fleeing Diamond Fire

When the Diamond Fire blazed near State Route 87 in late-July, ADOT crews from Payson were dispatched to set up traffic control to provide space for firefighters to work to contain the wildfire. While doing this, crews found a pup fleeing...
LEARN MORE
A photo collage showing people gathered around school supplies that will be donated to students.
08/09/2023

ADOT MVD Community Connections gets an A+

It’s the start of another school year, and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is helping kids and teachers head back with the supplies they need. MVD teams across the state collected school supplies from...
LEARN MORE
An Arizona license plate is pictured in the foreground of a desert sunset. The sky is colored shades of yellow, orange, pink, red and purple. Two saguaro cactus can be seen.
08/08/2023

Arizona’s license plate takes the top spot in national survey

The Arizona license plate was just voted the best plate in the country, according to an Insurance.com survey across all 50 states. The online article highlights some of the favorite license plates according to the survey respondents...
LEARN MORE
Construction of an underground drainage system. A concrete pipe is partially buried in the ground.
08/07/2023

Answering questions about the I-17 Regional Drainage System

ADOT announced in July the new Interstate 17 Regional Drainage System between Dunlap Avenue and Greenway Road in north Phoenix is fully operational in time for this summer’s monsoon. Construction started in summer 2020. Our Public...
LEARN MORE
A bingo card with various Arizona specialty license plates.
08/03/2023

ADOT Kids: I spy … a red bird, coyote, snake ... “BINGO!”

Hey ADOT Kids (and parents)! Are you taking one more road trip before school starts back up? If so, we have a fun game for the whole family to play in the car (except the driver!). License plate bingo is easy and fun to play. We have a link...
LEARN MORE
A woman removes litter from a highway shoulder in a rural, desert area with mountains in the distant background.
08/02/2023

Adopt a Highway: Save the date Sept. 16 is National CleanUp Day

Welcome one and all! Whether you are an existing Adopt a Highway volunteer group or want to pitch-in for one day. This year National CleanUp Day is Saturday, Sept. 16—only seven weeks away. The day is set aside for civic-minded individuals...
LEARN MORE
A group of 12 people, all wearing traffic safety orange shirts and members of a volunteer litter-pick-up group, gather for a group photo with a mountain in the background.
08/01/2023

Adopt a Highway: Prescott Litter Lifters and high-country volunteer heroes

Every cleanup day is a new experience for the Prescott Litter Lifters, an Adopt a Highway volunteer group whose beginning dates back to 1981, according to group leader and co-manager Farrish Sharon. Seven miles of state highway along state...
LEARN MORE
Three spotlights shine on four specialty license plates.
07/31/2023

July recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

Arizona residents can choose from more than 90 specialty license plates featuring a range of worthy causes or charities. To create extra awareness – and highlight the worthy causes that specialty license plates support – we’ve been...
LEARN MORE

Latest blog articles

Popular Tag

Archives