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A new academy course created to help ADOT employees obtain a commercial driver license is improving compliance and safety. Certain ADOT employees in work groups such as maintenance, Incident Response Unit, signing and striping, and the...
If you’re not familiar with what AZ511 is and how it really can help with your driving experience here in Arizona, head out On the Road with ADOT to learn more.
The heat is here and a long three-day weekend is ahead to mark the unofficial start to summer. And with people planning road trips over Memorial Day weekend, we want to remind drivers to stay focused and expect the unexpected. But, before...

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National Cleanup Day happens in one month, so now is the time to tell us you'll be there!
We're very excited for the shared-use path along the South Mountain Freeway to open, but it's not quite ready yet! That's why we are asking folks to please wait until everything is done to start enjoying it.
Though ADOT cannot reduce the number of crashes that happen on Arizona roads by itself, our director talks about what we are doing to make sure everyone gets Safely Home.
The latest annual Arizona vehicle crash data tells us about the most common type of collision - and how some simply changes to driving behavior can help change that.
Antelope Bridge is an early example of an Arizona project built with prison labor, but it couldn't overcome a poorly selected crossing site.
We are halfway through our project on US 60 at Pinto Creek. You may not have seen much now, but that will change as we move into the back half of the project.
Calling all volunteers! National CleanUp Day is coming and we hope you'll participate through Adopt a Highway.
Five years ago a monsoon storm dumped mud and boulders along US 89A. That's when we got to work.
About 50 Heber-Overgaard community members helped clean a dozen miles of highway shoulders this month.
Going uphill has always been part of driving north in Arizona. And that means steep hills and occasionally rocks, like in this photo from the 1930s.