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A digital highway sign that encourages motorists to stay alert.
11/01/2026

Stay awake, alert during Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

Tossing and turning the night before a major presentation at work. A newborn baby waking all hours of the night. Pulling an all-nighter to study for a final exam. Whatever the reason, we’re exhausted and fatigued. And that fatigue not only...
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A digital highway sign that encourages motorists to drive with focus.
10/31/2026

Drive with focus this Halloween

Spooky frights and buckets of candy await on Halloween, but we want to remind drivers to stay focused on the road and not get distracted by thoughts of ghosts and haunted houses. If you’re driving on state highways this weekend, you might...
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10/30/2026

Heavy rain can flood the market with water damaged vehicles

When looking for a new-to-you vehicle, it is important to know its history. Pay close attention to a vehicle’s condition and title status, especially in a private sale.
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Twight view of freeway interchange through traffic camera
10/23/2019

Seeing is believing: ADOT has 20 more traffic cameras

If seeing is believing, then Phoenix-area motorists can now get behind the wheel more confident than ever of what to expect when it comes to traffic conditions. That's because we have added 20 traffic cameras on either end of the Valley to...
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A graphic showing a road sign reading NEW DRIVER with a car icon is shown next to a winding road and mountains. The image includes the ADOT Motor Vehicle Division logo.
10/22/2019

You don't need to be 16 to appreciate the Permit Test @ Home program

If you’re not almost 16 years old, nobody else in your family is almost 16 years old and you don’t even have any friends (or enemies, for that matter) who are almost 16 years old, then why should you care about teens taking the learner’s...
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We're One ADOT video capture
10/21/2019

From the Director: What does it mean to be One ADOT?

What does it mean to be “One ADOT?” Check out our video to see.
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10/18/2019

On I-10, one plus one equals … six?

However you add it up, the addition of two new lanes to I-10 between Picacho and Eloy is good news.
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Incident Response Unit members pose with two trucks
10/17/2019

Safely Home: New ADOT team devoted to traffic incident response

ADOT has created new teams to better respond to the scene of highway crashes.
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Freeway message board promoting Move Over law
10/16/2019

From the Director: Move over!

Our director talks about what "move over" should mean to Arizona motorists.
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A firefighter in full gear carries a hose near the wreckage of a white airplane, with another person crouched nearby on rocky ground.
10/14/2019

Grand Canyon Airport staff stay prepared with emergency exercise

The Grand Canyon Park Airport staff and other first responders were put through their paces in August as part of triennial emergency exercise.
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Media conference for 117
10/11/2019

See for yourself the big announcement about I-17

Sept. 26 was a big day, both for us and for everyone who drives on Interstate 17 north of the Valley. As we said in a news release, Governor Doug Ducey, accompanied by ADOT Director John Halikowski, the heads of the state Department of...
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10/10/2019

From the Director: Safely Home

Our director, John Halikowski, explains the meaning behind our two-word Truth North statement: Safely Home
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10/09/2019

ADOT Twitter named best state government account of 2019

The Phoenix New Times has named us the Best Government Agency Twitter for 2019. The accolades are nice, but it shows we are doing our best to let people know what's happening on state highways.
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