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10/26/2025

PODCAST: MVD services that can save you time and protect you financially

From eTitle Transfer to the AZMVDNOW customer portal to the security that comes with filing a Sold Notice when selling a vehicle, our Motor Vehicle Division is all about finding ways to get you out of line and safely on the road. Get the latest in this episode of On the Road With ADOT.

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10/24/2025

ADOT IRU member rescues kitten on freeway

Travis Benthin, a member of ADOT's Incident Response Unit, rescued a kitten on a heavily-traveled freeway.

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10/24/2025

Motorcycle club rides for fun, remembrance and safety

Beyond the joy of riding, a Phoenix based motorcycle club remembers loved ones and helps keep roadsides litter free for more than three decades.

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Shining the spotlight on our Incident Response Unit during Crash Responder Safety Week

It’s Crash Responder Safety Week and, here at ADOT, we’re spotlighting a team that responds to incidents and help improve safety by getting traffic moving sooner after crashes and other incidents occur. We are, of course, referring to our...

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11/15/2022

Waste Not: Reusing materials from the past to build for the future

Asphalt millings, concrete, metal and steel are the most common types of construction waste; but the Broadway Curve project team has future plans for all of them.

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11/11/2022

ADOT protecting native plants along I-17 as part of Improvement Project between Anthem Way and Sunset Point

Crews are removing viable native vegetation along the 23-mile I-17 improvement project corridor so it can be cared for and closely monitored during construction, then eventually replanted alongside an improved wider highway.

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11/10/2022

Adopt a Highway: Thank you, veteran volunteers

The Arizona Department of Transportation remembers veterans for the commitment made to our great nation and those who continue to serve their communities. Forty-five veterans groups care for adopted segments along state highways throughout...

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11/07/2022

Elk fence reduced crashes, great example of collaboration

A collaboration with the Arizona Game & Fish Department helped to greatly reduce elk-vehicle crashes on this Arizona highway.

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11/02/2022

Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal marks 55 years

The Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal is celebrating 55 years!

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11/01/2022

Bridge builder's identity rediscovered, honored one century after death

Lafe McDaniel died during the construction of the Navajo Bridge, but his identiity and his life had been largely forgotten in the decades after his death.

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