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04/18/2024

ADOT employees wear orange for work zone safety

If you’ve driven through a work zone, you’ve seen workers wearing hard hats and orange or yellow reflective vests. Those bright colors stand out and make it easier for motorists to see people working near travel lanes, building and...
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A highway work zone with orange traffic control devices.
04/15/2024

Wearing orange on April 17 supports work zone safety

National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 15-19, is an annual spring event that brings attention to the importance of work zone safety. This year’s theme is “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever.” It highlights...
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A man in a hard hat and orange vest points at a STOP sign while another man steps back.
04/15/2024

PSA highlights how not to behave in the office and in the work zone

There are certain things people shouldn’t do in an office setting — talking loudly over the phone and disturbing others, stealing lunches that don’t belong to them or microwaving fish (and causing a massive stink). It’s courteous behavior...
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Specialty license plates for Supporting Arizona Education, Empowering Today’s Youth, Keep Hearts Beating and Make-A-Wish.
06/28/2023

June recap: Specialty Plate Spotlight

Each week, ADOT showcases a specialty plate on our social media platforms with the goal of drawing attention to the worthy cause or charity featured on that particular plate. This month, the focus was squarely on children and education. We...
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A black-and-white photo from 1936 of a vehicle driving under an underpass.
06/27/2023

Finding the Frank Flittner Underpass right outside my door

Transportation history can be right in front of you and still require a little luck to find it. That happened when I checked what the State Library, Archives and Public Records’ Arizona Memory Project has on a former state highway underpass...
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A dumpster is filled with shredded and blown-out tires.
06/26/2023

How to avoid "gators" on Arizona's highways

This week is National Tire Safety Week. Here at ADOT, we’ve got some tips for keeping your tires in tip top shape, making sure you and others around you are safe. Here are some tips: Check your tires before a road trip and at least once a...
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A map of Arizona containing locations where ADOT will perform pavement repairs.
06/22/2023

Five-Year Construction Program update expands pavement-repair projects

ADOT’s 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, approved recently by the State Transportation Board, adds to projects repairing damaged surface pavement after the record-setting winter. This program has $40...
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A highway median is awash in flower blooms.
06/21/2023

ADOT grows pollinator habitats along roadways

With pollinating insect populations like bees and Monarch butterflies declining, ADOT is establishing and conserving pollinator habitats along its rights of way. ADOT’s efforts are spotlighted in the Transportation Research Board’s National...
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Litter Bug mean
06/20/2023

Hey ADOT Kids! Don’t be litter bugs!

People litter when they throw their garbage somewhere instead of putting it in a trash can. Sometimes people litter when they don’t care about the place where they’re throwing their trash, or when they think someone else will come and clean...
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Thunderstorm US 89 near Bitter Springs
06/16/2023

Weathering the Storm: Preparing for Travel Conditions During Arizona's Monsoon Season

Between the hot temperatures, dust storms and monsoon, Arizona’s summer weather creates the perfect storm for dangerous driving conditions each year (pun intended). Since it's Monsoon Awareness Week, which takes place June 11-17 this year...
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Dust Storm near Tucker Flat Wash on Interstate 40
06/13/2023

Being prepared will help keep you safe this monsoon season

You probably have seen the images of large dust storms blanketing communities with walls of dust during a summer monsoon storm. Visibility on our roadways can turn to almost nothing and be dangerous to drive through during one of these dust...
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Heavy equipment repairs and replaces pavement on a stretch of highway.
06/12/2023

Keep up with pavement repair projects underway and coming soon

I hope you’ve heard the news that ADOT has started the first of 23 projects to repair damaged pavement following the record-setting winter. More of these projects will be starting in the coming weeks to remove and replace damaged surface...
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Entrance to Lees Ferry
06/09/2023

Summer Travel Safety Checklist

With temperatures reaching triple digits, it’s extra important to make sure you and your vehicle are prepared for travel across the state during the summer months. Before you hit the road this summer, make sure you bring: Extra drinking...
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