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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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Summer is on the horizon, and that traditionally means the start of ADOT’s pavement repair season. After an unusually harsh winter, we’re gearing up for even more projects across the state. In addition to pavement projects already in the...
Derik Woitaszewski says he’s been characterized as someone who “is able to get along and help animals as needed.” So, it comes as no surprise that when ADOT’s Traffic Operations Center (TOC) received a call on the morning of May 11 about a...
With the temperature heating up and the days getting longer, road trip season is just around the corner in Arizona. And with so many exciting destinations across the state, adventure is always just a short car ride away. No matter where you...
There are a lot of funny sounding tools and instruments that help ADOT maintain the state's highways. You've heard of Distance Measurement Instruments and even something called the "pokey picker upper," but what in the world is an...
Melissa Owen has donated hundreds of volunteer planning hours over the past 23 years with Adopt a Highway. What started out small became an All the Way to the Border cleanup event with neighbors, local businesses and organizations, reducing...
On your left! May is National Bike Month! This serves as a great opportunity to remind Valley residents that the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project is working on enhancing pedestrian and...
You may not think much about that license or ID card in your purse or wallet, but a driver license or ID card is an important document to identify you with the government. Just as you would use it to show your age or permission to drive...
We came, we saw, we rubbled! The April 22-23 “Ready to Rubble” event wrapped up another major milestone for the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project—the removal of the old 48th Street and Broadway Road bridges over Interstate 10. This...
How many volunteers does it take to keep Arizona highways grand? Last year, about 6,000 volunteers picked up 12,500 bags of trash from along Arizona’s highways. The equivalent dollar amount associated with this volunteer effort is about...
There will be rumblings the weekend of April 22-23 as the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project gears up to remove the old 48th Street and Broadway Road bridges over Interstate 10. Named,...