If you are looking for a meaningful way to make a difference in your community from the ground up, forming a volunteer group might be for you. Every piece of litter picked up contributes to a healthier planet.
The NCAA Women’s Final Four is in Phoenix this weekend, April 3-5, and we wanted to take a moment and remind drivers to give an assist to their teammates on the road by using their blinkers getting to and from the big game. If you’re out on...
It’s a reflex for most of us to pick up our phones when we hear the familiar dinging sound that lets us know we have a new text to read. You might think it’s not that serious to look down at your phone and respond to a text while you’re...
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.
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.
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...
ADOT employee Rich Dimaio was on-duty, traveling Phoenix-area highways, when a call came out for a dog on the freeway. Dimaio, who is a member of ADOT’s incident Response Unit, sponsored by GEICO, responded to the call on I-10 eastbound...
We're all tired of junk mail filling our mailboxes. It is annoying to have to sit and sort through paper ads, promotional fliers and blah, blah, blah. But if you are one of the many that just throw those envelopes and flyers away without...
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.
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...
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...
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...
