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Arizona Department of Transportation

Jan 31, 2026

Arizona lawmakers consider speed-limiting devices for reckless drivers

Key points: Arizona motorists may soon avoid license suspension for speeding HB2417 allows courts to order speed-inhibiting devices on vehicles Motorists could reject the device and accept a license suspension […]

Jan 21, 2026

Whistleblower alleges ADOT is intentionally targeting 3rd-party MVDs

Key Points: Arizona Department of Transportation accused of unfairly penalizing third party contractors The contractors say the crackdown came after a harsh 2023 auditor general report  A former ADOT employee […]

Nov 1, 2025

Charging stations and electric vehicles on the rise across Arizona

Key Points: Arizona agencies push forward with electric vehicle plans despite federal efforts to curtail mandates Arizona Department of Transportation plans to install 74 rapid-charging stations along state highways Arizona […]

Sep 25, 2025

HOV lane access for electric vehicles ends soon

Key Points:  Law allowing electric vehicles to use HOV lanes will end Sept. 30 Law could be renewed by Congress Electric vehicle buyers may also lose $7,500 federal tax credit […]

Jan 1, 2025

Real ID deadline could be real – or not

The federal government has been threatening for close to a decade to keep us off of planes unless we ...

Jun 2, 2024

Gov. Hobbs neutral on legal dispute over route of future highway

Gov. Katie Hobbs won't use her power to direct the state Department of Transportation to scrap a proposal that could put a new interstate highway next to Tucson Mountain Park and through a special corridor set up to ensure wildlife migration.

State Route 66 Arizona Highways
Mar 7, 2024

Preserving a treasure: sale of Arizona Highways considered

Republicans in the state House of Representatives have proposed a bill that would allow Arizona Highways to be sold to a private company, drastically changing what kind of operational decisions can be nade with the magazine over its century-long existence.  

Feb 13, 2024

GOP lawmakers make Christmas tree of ADOT continuation

Republican lawmakers are moving to forever quash the idea of intercity rail. And they're doing it in a way that could force Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs to go along.

Jan 5, 2024

Committee urges shorter sunset review period for ADOT

The long-term fate of another state agency looks dim after transportation committees met today to mull over the sunset review recommendation for the Arizona Department of Transportation.  

Motor Vehicle Division, driver license, Cook, auditor general
Aug 29, 2023

Report: Nearly 20% of audited third-party MVD transactions conducted with error 

A recent report from Arizona’s watchdog agency over governmental agencies found nearly 20% of reviewed third-party Motor Vehicle Division transactions lacked documentation confirming individuals or entities were qualified to obtain MVD forms.  

Uber, guilty plea, autonomous vehicle, Tempe
Jul 28, 2023

Backup driver in 1st death by fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment

The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian the Valley in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.

OHVs, off highway vehicles, Bliss, Nguyen, Bennett, Kerr
Jul 18, 2023

Legislature to consider off-highway vehicle issues and regulation

The state Legislature is turning its attention to what many ranchers and law enforcement officials say is a growing problem in the state – the use of off-road vehicles destroying private and public land.

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