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Imagine this situation: You’re involved in a crash and your car is no longer operable. You and the other driver need to get to the shoulder of the highway, but cars and trucks are whizzing past. In situations like these, ADOT crew members...
To discuss the importance of Crash Responder Safety Week, this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Luis Venegas, supervisor of our Incident Response Unit.
A commitment to safety and to mentorship helped earn ADOT Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) Officer Matt Drury recognition as the Arizona Trucking Association’s 2025 ADOT ECD Officer of the Year.

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Crews are removing viable native vegetation along the 23-mile I-17 improvement project corridor so it can be cared for and closely monitored during construction, then eventually replanted alongside an improved wider highway.
The Arizona Department of Transportation remembers veterans for the commitment made to our great nation and those who continue to serve their communities. Forty-five veterans groups care for adopted segments along state highways throughout...
A collaboration with the Arizona Game & Fish Department helped to greatly reduce elk-vehicle crashes on this Arizona highway.
The Grand Canyon National Park Airport terminal is celebrating 55 years!
Lafe McDaniel died during the construction of the Navajo Bridge, but his identiity and his life had been largely forgotten in the decades after his death.
A shorter queue. A lowered risk of rear-end collisions. Increased roadway efficiency. These are the benefits of the zipper merge!
October can be a spooky month, but talking with your teen driver about making good decisions behind the wheel should never be frightful.
One community in Happy Jack is celebrating 32 years of particiption in Arizona's Adopt a Highway program!
National Teen Driver Safety Week is a great time to talk to your new driver about how stay safe on the road.
Imagine an officer worker sitting at a desk working on the side of the freeway while vehicles whiz by at 65 mph. Pretty dangerous, huh? While the roadside isn’t the normal place for office workers, it is the regular work area for incident...