Marcy McMacken, our communications lead on ADOT's largest construction project to date, looks toward the launch of eastbound collector-distributor roads and completing the new interchange connecting I-10 and SR 143.

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.

It’s Halloween, and the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers to not get distracted with thoughts of candy, costumes, haunted houses and more while out on the roads. If you drive on state highways today, you might...

The State Route 79 bridge over the Gila River in Florence has withstood the test of time.

A lot goes into making sure rest areas are clean, stocked and ready to serve travelers 24 hours a day throughout the year, including having resident caretakers at larger rest areas. That's why this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Bobby Wheeler, ADOT's rest area manager.

The much-anticipated project to add lanes and other improvements along Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) east of Loop 101 in Chandler and Gilbert started in early August. Here's a check-in with ADOT's resident engineer.

Highway projects big and small have been part of what ADOT does since our inception in 1974. Notifying people about those projects is also a big part of the agency's work.

In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, host Doug Nintzel chats with David Blue, head of ADOT's Traffic Management Group and the person who oversees the Traffic Operations Center.

The Arizona Department of Transportation remembers veterans for their commitment to our great nation. We also honor those who currently serve. The Wild West Detachment Marine Corps League expresses its continuing dedication by cleaning an...

Usually, my day job as a public information officer focused on safety at ADOT involves sitting behind a computer screen, typing up blogs or news releases and other duties that keep me confined to my desk. But, part of my job also involves...

Traveling north on US 93 past Kingman is an old mining town called Chloride. At one point in the town's history, there were over 75 working mines. Today, the number is unknown and they are either privately owned or controlled by the federal...

During Crash Responder Safety Week, which runs from Nov. 18-22, you may notice a traffic safety message about Arizona’s “Move Over” law displayed on our overhead message signs. Arizona’s “Move Over” law requires motorists to move over one...

Photo Courtesy: Arizona Humane Society ADOT employee Rich Dimaio was driving on Interstate 10 in west Phoenix recently when he saw a woman who had pulled over and was trying to catch a kitten. The woman told Dimaio that she was driving...

We move onto the Loop 101 Price Freeway for yet another installment of “How highway cross streets got their names.” Loop 101 first opened in Glendale in 1988 and it wasn’t until 14 years later and 17 different sections, the entire 61-mile...

What could be better than learning about one ADOT project improving the Loop 101 in the Phoenix area? That would be learning about TWO projects improving Loop 101.