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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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Historic Route 66 turns 95 on Nov. 11.
Trevor Eltringham enjoys serving the motoring public by, literally, keeping highway lights on and traffic signals running.
Read about how ADOT and DPS helped a motorist get safely home.
Crews sweep a newly created emergency pull off during a recent full freeway closure. We’ve seen preconstruction work for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project since the spring, on and around Interstate 10, from the Loop 202 (Santan/South...
The old Pinto Creek Bridge was scheduled for demolition last week, but it wasn't going down without a fight.
Engineering is the creative use of science and math to design or make things to solve a problem. Engineers, like the ones we have at ADOT, design, build and test things. Do you want to give this fun build-and-test activity a try — like an...
This week's challenge is proof you can find fall leaves in Arizona!
Have you ever wondered what lies deep inside the Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel?
It's almost Halloween, so it's time to be the good witch and not the bad witch. Be patient, cautious and mindful of a horde of candy seekers.
The much-romanticized Tombstone gunfight took place 140 years ago on what is now State Route 80.