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.

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...