ADOT Blog

Latest blog articles

ASU student checks irrigation along highway.

03/23/2026

ADOT partnership with ASU aims to optimize landscape water use

We're highlighting an ASU News article features a partnership that’s helping ADOT learn how to optimize water use in freeway landscaping. The ADOT Urban Freeway Landscape Water Use Efficiency Project nvolves graduate students who are part of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative

LEARN MORE

03/17/2026

Get involved: Join us for an Earth Day litter clean-up

Adopt a Highway volunteer groups and others are invited to help tidy up along state highways for Earth Day. Whether you are a seasoned volunteer or just looking to make a difference, your participation makes a measurable impact toward reducing roadside litter.

LEARN MORE

03/15/2026

PODCAST: One key way that ADOT extends the life of highway pavement

This week’s episode of On the Road With ADOT features two of our many team members involved in preserving Arizona’s vast investment in state highways and the use of fog seals to extend pavement life.

LEARN MORE

SR 89 Hell Canyon Bridge will have some heavenly features

While the name often leads to a few jokes, the new SR 89 Hell Canyon Bridge will have some heavenly features.

LEARN MORE

05/10/2016

New Diamondbacks look extends to license plate

Two new license plates are available. A redesigned Diamondbacks plate and a new Southwest PGA specialty plate are available at the MVD or through an Authorized Third Party office.

LEARN MORE

05/09/2016

New hi-def cameras give motorists better picture of traffic

Drivers in the East Valley can get a clear look at the traffic that awaits them on Valley freeways thanks to images from new high-definition cameras available on the az511.gov website.

LEARN MORE

05/06/2016

Transportation, travel and tourism featured on ADOT overhead message boards

We hope you noticed new messages on the overhead signs along the freeway mentioning the summer travel season.

LEARN MORE

05/04/2016

Donate Life raises flag at MVD Office for National Blue and Green Day

ADOT MVD has been a longtime partner of Donate Life. This year, to honor our partnership, Donate Life raised its flag at the MVD administrative office in Phoenix.

LEARN MORE

05/03/2016

How ADOT and the community created a Bell/Grand project that benefits all

We hope you're following our progress on a $41.9 million interchange that will dramatically improve traffic at Bell Road and Grand Avenue (US 60) in Surprise.

LEARN MORE

04/29/2016

ADOT works to safeguard wildlife along state highways

ADOT is known for building roads but we also work to protect the wildlife that live near our highways. The desert tortoise is just one of the animals ADOT partners with other agencies to protect.

LEARN MORE