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Specialty plates featured in June.
06/28/2024

June recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

In Arizona we have more than 100 specialty license plates featuring a wide range of causes or charities. To boost awareness, we spotlight one specialty license plate a week on social media.
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06/27/2024

National Summer Transportation Institute lauds ADOT with hopes of inspiring students

During a June 13, field trip to the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, the project office, and the Traffic Operations Center in Phoenix, high school students from all over the state witnessed the varying jobs and careers that are available at ADOT in the transportation industry.
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06/26/2024

Podcast: Let's catch you up on our exciting project improving Interstate 17

You don't want to miss the lastest episode of our podcast, On the Road With ADOT. In just a few minutes, you'll be up to speed on exciting improvements coming to I-17 north of Phoenix.
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A girl wearing an orange reflective vest poses while picking up litter near a highway.
04/30/2024

Adopt a Highway: Young volunteers achieve goals and inspire litter-free highways

Among 9,000 ADOT volunteers are leaders ages 12 through 17. Adopt a Highway volunteer groups may include kids within this age range to participate in a roadside cleanups with the written consent from a parent or guardian. Janice Rogers...
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An intact disability placard and a worn and torn disability placard.
04/29/2024

Disability parking placards are now ready for the Arizona heat

Permanent and temporary disability placards are even more prepared for summer heat thanks to improvements from the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division. Anyone that has been in Arizona during the summer, especially...
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Inside of fiber-optic conduit
04/28/2024

If we build it, they will come (with broadband internet)

We're excited to share news of a public-private partnership through which internet service providers can lease space in fiber-optic conduit installed along interstate freeways to expand broadband access in rural areas.
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A group of people gather for a photo outside of a building.
04/25/2024

The impact of a single action, decision or person can be felt by many

The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is proud to again join with the dedicated team at Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) to celebrate National Donate Life Month. Last year 865 people received the gift of life because...
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A group of volunteers pick up litter near a highway.
04/23/2024

Adopt a Highway: Arizona Volunteer Week

What better time to express gratitude to volunteers than during Arizona Volunteer Week, Apr. 21-27, along with thousands of dedicated individuals who strengthen Arizona communities through volunteering. ADOT appreciates the nearly 9,000...
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On the Road With ADOT
04/19/2024

Our latest podcast takes you to the Broadway Curve project

Want to learn what's coming at the I-10 Broadway Curve improvement project? Our podcast, On the Road With ADOT, takes you behind the scenes.
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04/18/2024

ADOT employees wear orange for work zone safety

If you’ve driven through a work zone, you’ve seen workers wearing hard hats and orange or yellow reflective vests. Those bright colors stand out and make it easier for motorists to see people working near travel lanes, building and...
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A highway work zone with orange traffic control devices.
04/15/2024

Wearing orange on April 17 supports work zone safety

National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 15-19, is an annual spring event that brings attention to the importance of work zone safety. This year’s theme is “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.” It highlights...
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A man in a hard hat and orange vest points at a STOP sign while another man steps back.
04/15/2024

PSA highlights how not to behave in the office and in the work zone

There are certain things people shouldn’t do in an office setting — talking loudly over the phone and disturbing others, stealing lunches that don’t belong to them or microwaving fish (and causing a massive stink). It’s courteous behavior...
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A work truck is parked inside a tunnel as construction work occurs inside the tunnel.
04/12/2024

Shining the light on a safety improvement project on the SR 80 tunnel near Bisbee

It’s time to shed some light, literally and figuratively, on a highway safety project just outside of Bisbee.
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