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A new academy course created to help ADOT employees obtain a commercial driver license is improving compliance and safety. Certain ADOT employees in work groups such as maintenance, Incident Response Unit, signing and striping, and the...
If you’re not familiar with what AZ511 is and how it really can help with your driving experience here in Arizona, head out On the Road with ADOT to learn more.
The heat is here and a long three-day weekend is ahead to mark the unofficial start to summer. And with people planning road trips over Memorial Day weekend, we want to remind drivers to stay focused and expect the unexpected. But, before...

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You may have had an opportunity to drive past a group of Adopt a Highway volunteers bagging trash or participating in a cleanup. Here is a friendly and fair warning that if this has not yet happened to you, my experience shows that ADOT...
Traveling between Bullhead City and Quartzsite at a length of more than 100 miles, State Route 95 is a primary north-south route in Western Arizona. The southern terminus of State Route 95 is in Quartzsite and, while the roadway continues...
Hundreds of plants were salvaged with their native soil and taken to temporary nurseries established specifically for the I-17 Improvement Project. Now they are beginning to be replanted, including dozens of saguaros.
Walk into ADOT’S Traffic Operations Center (TOC) on any given day and you’ll likely enter a cacophony of sounds of ringing phones, information being hollered across the room and audible alerts drawing the attention of dispatchers.
As winter is now turning into spring, we are also about to enter another season: the yearly tax preparation time. That’s right, April 15 will be here quicker than we think. As you feverishly start looking for your W2 and last year’s medical...
This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Marcy McMacken, our communications lead on this massive project widening I-10 between the Valley and Casa Grande.
This blog is meant to encourage those who once flew to get the Arizona Travel ID, in case that is you! On National Dr. Seuss Day, fans both young and old find ways to celebrate Dr. Seuss. If you are inspired to celebrate his life’s work...
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. These are the plates we highlighted in February.
Please join us for ADOT’s Earth Day and Arizona Volunteer Week cleanup near Tempe Marketplace from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 22. Register here if you’d like to participate in a special Adopt a Highway Volunteer Program cleanup to...
The Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge across the Colorado River near Yuma has a rich history.