It’s that time of year when all of us are asked what we’re grateful for. And if you asked us, we’d say we’re thankful for motorists who practice safe driving. If you’re on Arizona highways over the Thanksgiving holiday, you may notice...

We're celebrating 29 new groups that joined the Adopt a Highway Volunteer Program between August and October!

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.

This episode of On the Road With ADOT features Bill Lamoreaux, our chief communicator on MVD matters. Bill discusses how specialty plates come to be, which are the most popular, what they cost and how specialty plates might work as holiday gifts.

Across the state, teams in the central lab and satellite locations are hard at work testing the essential building blocks of Arizona’s infrastructure – solids, asphalt, paint, concrete and steel rebar. These raw materials are what keep highways strong and durable, despite the harsh desert summers and freezing winter temperatures in the high-country.

I decided to get away from ESPN and work off Thanksgiving along my adopted mile of State Route 87, just north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. Here's what I learned on a cool Saturday morning.

Many famous movies have been filmed in Arizona, including multiple “Star Wars” films, “Planet of the Apes” (1968) and “Oklahoma!” (1955) – which, despite its name, was shot mostly in Nogales, Arizona. Production crews for films like these...

Nestled between Interstate 17 and the Yavapai County seat of Prescott is the town of Dewey-Humboldt. How does a town get a hyphenated name? Incorporations aren’t uncommon and almost 20 years ago, on Dec. 20, 2004, the towns of Dewey and...

With winter well on its way, ADOT’s snowplow operators have been training on snowplow simulators since September to prepare for winter storms. What are these snowplow simulators? They’re an immersive tool we use that can be programmed with...

Living in mild winter temperatures can leave drivers and passengers ill-prepared for dangers they may face at higher elevations, what they should have in their vehicles, what they should wear and how to drive when ADOT snowplows are at work.

A simple soil test helps determine the choice of road building materials.

ADOT Kids produced activities designed to engage children and, we hope, inspire the next generation of transportation professionals. Spend a few minutes with the ADOT professionals behind this important effort.

It was an exhilarating scene at the North Phoenix Baptist Church at Central and Montebello avenues on a Saturday in December as Santa, elves and even a Grinch scurried around to prepare their floats for the annual APS Electric Light Parade.

Couches, fridges, mattresses, oh my! These aren’t just high-dollar items on sale this holiday season — they’re the objects that we see frequently dropped on highways because they weren’t secured properly. Sometimes these appliances and...

This episode of On the Road With ADOT features Anthony Casselman, who is relatively new in his role as administrator for ADOT's Southcentral District. He chats with Doug Nintzel about what a district administrator does, how ADOT's maintenance and construction districts operate, and large improvement projects underway and planned in his district.

December is drawing to a close and the holidays are in full swing. Countless Arizonans are traveling to gather with family and friends, and it’s a great time to remind motorists about safe driving practices. If you’re out on the highways...

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.