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Specialty plates featured in June.

06/30/2025

June recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

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.

06/29/2025

PODCAST: Get the lowdown on how ADOT handles emergencies

This week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features David Egliskis, who makes sure ADOT is prepared for all manner of natural and human-caused events that could affect travelers.

MVD Community Connections tab donations

06/23/2025

MVD collects aluminum tabs for Arizona Ronald McDonald houses

For the third straight year, MVD offices across the state collected those magical aluminum tabs for an entire year for the Ronald McDonald House Charities to help provide families traveling for their child’s medical needs a welcoming home away from home.

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08/14/2015

From the Archives: Deck Park Tunnel construction

In honor of its 25th birthday, we’ve focused on the Deck Park Tunnel all week but we’re not done yet.

08/12/2015

From the Archives: Deck Park drainage tunnels

The Deck Park Tunnel isn’t technically a tunnel - it’s actually made up of 19 bridges that are lined up side by side, creating a tunnel effect for motorists. But there are actual, honest-to-goodness tunnels that were dug during the project.

08/10/2015

The Deck Park Tunnel turns 25 today

Do you know what you were doing 25 years ago today?

08/07/2015

Traffic Incident Management helps to clear incidents, reduce congestion

Traffic Incident Management is valuable because every minute counts when responding to the scene of a traffic incident.

08/06/2015

Happy 25th birthday, Deck Park Tunnel!

Twenty-five years ago, the last segment of Interstate 10 was completed and it happened in Phoenix.

08/04/2015

Safety is the goal during National Stop on Red Week

National Stop on Red Week aims to educate drivers about the dangers of red-light running and to reduce the number and severity of crashes.

07/30/2015

ADOT expands hours and days when travel times are displayed above Phoenix-area freeways

Message boards are now displaying the estimated travel times seven days a week, from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.

07/29/2015

US 89 improvement underway south of Page

Crews are working on improvements to an eight-mile segment of US 89, about 30 miles south of Page.

07/24/2015

Adopt a Highway volunteers keep roadways beautiful

The Adopt a Highway program is an opportunity for community members to help keep our highways litter free.

07/23/2015

Hell Canyon bridge replacement project is underway

ADOT is working to construct a wider bridge while limiting SR 89 traffic impacts during construction.