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This week, we're grateful to have a State Trooper on the ADOT podcast to not just explain Arizona's Move Over Law but the white-knuckle experience of being stopped next to traffic.
Every day, members of ADOT’s Incident Response Unit, sponsored by GEICO, and our maintenance crews put themselves at risk when they work near traffic. I’m grateful for their dedication and diligence. Their work is critical to keeping the...
On April 23, 2023, while assisting at the scene of a crash, Derek Parish with ADOT’s Incident Response Unit – sponsored by GEICO – faced a terrifying moment as an oncoming vehicle sped toward him. We're sharing his story this national Move Over Day to highlight the life-saving importance of Arizona's "Move Over" law.

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December is drawing to a close and the holidays are in full swing. Countless Arizonans are traveling to gather with family and friends, and it’s a great time to remind motorists about safe driving practices. If you’re out on the highways...
This episode of On the Road With ADOT features Anthony Casselman, who is relatively new in his role as administrator for ADOT's Southcentral District. He chats with Doug Nintzel about what a district administrator does, how ADOT's maintenance and construction districts operate, and large improvement projects underway and planned in his district.
Couches, fridges, mattresses, oh my! These aren’t just high-dollar items on sale this holiday season — they’re the objects that we see frequently dropped on highways because they weren’t secured properly. Sometimes these appliances and...
It was an exhilarating scene at the North Phoenix Baptist Church at Central and Montebello avenues on a Saturday in December as Santa, elves and even a Grinch scurried around to prepare their floats for the annual APS Electric Light Parade.
Holiday highway cleanups might be just the thing to bring your group together, while making Arizona a cleaner place.
ADOT Kids produced activities designed to engage children and, we hope, inspire the next generation of transportation professionals. Spend a few minutes with the ADOT professionals behind this important effort.
A simple soil test helps determine the choice of road building materials.
Living in mild winter temperatures can leave drivers and passengers ill-prepared for dangers they may face at higher elevations, what they should have in their vehicles, what they should wear and how to drive when ADOT snowplows are at work.
With winter well on its way, ADOT’s snowplow operators have been training on snowplow simulators since September to prepare for winter storms. What are these snowplow simulators? They’re an immersive tool we use that can be programmed with...
Nestled between Interstate 17 and the Yavapai County seat of Prescott is the town of Dewey-Humboldt. How does a town get a hyphenated name? Incorporations aren’t uncommon and almost 20 years ago, on Dec. 20, 2004, the towns of Dewey and...