You’ve checked your car’s tires, fluids and battery, filled up your gas tank and mapped out your route, but you’re never fully ready for a road trip until you’ve prepared an emergency travel kit. With record-breaking heat across Arizona...

Every cleanup day is a new experience for the Prescott Litter Lifters, an Adopt a Highway volunteer group whose beginning dates back to 1981, according to group leader and co-manager Farrish Sharon. Seven miles of state highway along state...

Welcome one and all! Whether you are an existing Adopt a Highway volunteer group or want to pitch-in for one day. This year National CleanUp Day is Saturday, Sept. 16—only seven weeks away. The day is set aside for civic-minded individuals...

ADOT announced in July the new Interstate 17 Regional Drainage System between Dunlap Avenue and Greenway Road in north Phoenix is fully operational in time for this summer’s monsoon. Construction started in summer 2020. Our Public...

The Arizona license plate was just voted the best plate in the country, according to an Insurance.com survey across all 50 states. The online article highlights some of the favorite license plates according to the survey respondents...

It’s the start of another school year, and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is helping kids and teachers head back with the supplies they need. MVD teams across the state collected school supplies from...

When the Diamond Fire blazed near State Route 87 in late-July, ADOT crews from Payson were dispatched to set up traffic control to provide space for firefighters to work to contain the wildfire. While doing this, crews found a pup fleeing...

Signs are everywhere on Arizona’s highways, providing information about speed limits, nearby locations, rest areas and more. But how and where are these signs made? ADOT has a Sign Shop where signs big and small are produced. The shop can...

Similarly to how artwork adorns the walls of museums, artwork also adorns the walls, bridges and columns of Arizona’s highways. Often created by local artists and inspired by the communities and agriculture of the surrounding areas, the...

Registration begins here for the Sept. 16 annual cleanup event to help reduce litter along Arizona’s state highways. Welcome back seasoned volunteer groups and all new permit holders. Dust off those litter picker-uppers and head out with...

Remember that feeling when you first got your driver license? A feeling of independence,and accomplishment? Most people tend to forget about their driver license or ID card once it is in the wallet or purse. Unfortunately, there is a...

If you’ve driven on I-17 near Anthem Way during the last few weeks, you may have noticed that the I-17 Improvement Project has hit a significant milestone. As work continues on the 23-mile stretch between Anthem Way and Sunset Point, crews...

Operated by ADOT, Grand Canyon National Park Airport is an essential part of the community of Tusayan near the South Rim. Those ties were on full display recently when a flash flood swept into the town, covering State Route 64 and flooding...

If you’ve driven State Route 77 in Tucson in the past few weeks, you aren’t just seeing the results of a big improvement project, you’re also feeling it. That’s because ADOT finished work earlier this month to replace 9 miles of worn and...

Some folks view license plates as just a series of letters and numbers, but others see them as modes of expressing one's values, hobbies and interests. In Arizona we have more than 90 specialty license plates featuring a wide range of...

With National CleanUp Day approaching on Sept. 16, I want to express my thanks to our volunteers who consistently pick up trash along our state highways. We hope that existing volunteers and those wanting to participate in a one-day cleanup...

Last month, we told you about a dog that ADOT workers rescued along State Route 87 while the Diamond Fire was scorching the area near the highway. We are pleased to say the dog, affectionately named Sunflower by her rescuers, has been...

You are about to leave home for work, shopping or time with friends. You don’t expect to get pulled over, but it can happen if you don’t pay close attention to when your vehicle’s registration expires. Although the sticker on your license...

As with many ADOT freeway improvement projects, the mission was a challenge: build two new interchanges along Loop 303 west of Interstate 17 in one year. Well, the project team came through before Labor Day, which is symbolic given the...