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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.
This week's episode of On the Road with ADOT podcast features the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project, which will add lanes and other much-needed upgrades along 26 miles of the interstate between Chandler and Casa Grande.
Grogginess, yawning, sluggishness — they’re all signs of fatigue. That fatigue can make it harder to get through a workday, and your motor skills can be impaired. If you drive while drowsy, it could result in a crash. So during Drowsy...

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Check a video offering bird's-eye views of progress we're making on widening two stretches of I-10 in Pinal County.
The Deck Park Tunnel is more than a way to get cars from point A to point B. Vent rooms with giant fans are ready to keep fresh air flowing when needed.
Summer has arrived. From extreme temperatures to extremely strong storms, we all need to know how to handle summer in Arizona.
This week's "Where in AZ??" showcases a beautiful bridge in our state.
What do smashed melons, historic dust storms and skidding cars have in common? They're all featured in this week's #FridayFive.
We're going back to 1977 and showing you a unique vehicle used to test the wet friction characteristics of a road.
If you regularly travel through the Deck Park Tunnel, you'll probably remember this crash from 2013.
ADOT joins other DOTs in seeking a federal grant to develop a program alerting commercial truck drivers to available public parking at I-10 rest areas.
A modern roundabout coming to SR 88 will give residents of a growing area a safe, efficient intersection while accommodating those taking Apache Trail to recreation sites.
We're taking you back to the Old West in this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.