Freeway in the desert

ADOT Blog

Filter

Latest blog articles

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.
LEARN MORE
On the Road With ADOT logo
06/22/2025

PODCAST: Catching up on projects around Arizona with ADOT's state engineer

By popular demand, we invited Greg Byres, ADOT State Engineer and Deputy Director for Transportation, to discuss big projects that are continuing, set to get underway or wrapping up all around our fair state
LEARN MORE
Photo of the seaplane loaded on the back of a large truck and trailer.
06/19/2025

How a seaplane travels by land across Arizona

Recently, the Philippine Mars seaplane was transported from Lake Pleasant north of Phoenix to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.
LEARN MORE

Popular blog articles

A dumpster is filled with shredded and blown-out tires.
06/26/2023

How to avoid "gators" on Arizona's highways

This week is National Tire Safety Week. Here at ADOT, we’ve got some tips for keeping your tires in tip top shape, making sure you and others around you are safe. Here are some tips: Check your tires before a road trip and at least once a...
LEARN MORE
A map of Arizona containing locations where ADOT will perform pavement repairs.
06/22/2023

Five-Year Construction Program update expands pavement-repair projects

ADOT’s 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, approved recently by the State Transportation Board, adds to projects repairing damaged surface pavement after the record-setting winter. This program has $40...
LEARN MORE
A highway median is awash in flower blooms.
06/21/2023

ADOT grows pollinator habitats along roadways

With pollinating insect populations like bees and Monarch butterflies declining, ADOT is establishing and conserving pollinator habitats along its rights of way. ADOT’s efforts are spotlighted in the Transportation Research Board’s National...
LEARN MORE
Litter Bug mean
06/20/2023

Hey ADOT Kids! Don’t be litter bugs!

People litter when they throw their garbage somewhere instead of putting it in a trash can. Sometimes people litter when they don’t care about the place where they’re throwing their trash, or when they think someone else will come and clean...
LEARN MORE
Thunderstorm US 89 near Bitter Springs
06/16/2023

Weathering the Storm: Preparing for Travel Conditions During Arizona's Monsoon Season

Between the hot temperatures, dust storms and monsoon, Arizona’s summer weather creates the perfect storm for dangerous driving conditions each year (pun intended). Since it's Monsoon Awareness Week, which takes place June 11-17 this year...
LEARN MORE
Dust Storm near Tucker Flat Wash on Interstate 40
06/13/2023

Being prepared will help keep you safe this monsoon season

You probably have seen the images of large dust storms blanketing communities with walls of dust during a summer monsoon storm. Visibility on our roadways can turn to almost nothing and be dangerous to drive through during one of these dust...
LEARN MORE
Heavy equipment repairs and replaces pavement on a stretch of highway.
06/12/2023

Keep up with pavement repair projects underway and coming soon

I hope you’ve heard the news that ADOT has started the first of 23 projects to repair damaged pavement following the record-setting winter. More of these projects will be starting in the coming weeks to remove and replace damaged surface...
LEARN MORE
Entrance to Lees Ferry
06/09/2023

Summer Travel Safety Checklist

With temperatures reaching triple digits, it’s extra important to make sure you and your vehicle are prepared for travel across the state during the summer months. Before you hit the road this summer, make sure you bring: Extra drinking...
LEARN MORE
You can prevent ugly mattress photos
06/06/2023

Adopt a Highway: Safety and cleaner highways

We’d like to challenge kids and parents alike to learn what National Secure Your Load Day is all about. This observation on June 6 calls attention to the dangers posed by unsecured vehicle loads and road debris. It’s frightening to drive...
LEARN MORE
SR 67 is now open.
06/03/2023

SR 67 is open to motorists with Grand Canyon North Rim reopening

State Route 67 heading to the Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim is now open! The winding, 40-mile highway, which closed for the winter on Dec. 1, reopened on Friday, June 2, for the summer season. To reach the North Rim from Flagstaff...
LEARN MORE

Latest blog articles

Popular Tag

Archives