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A new academy course created to help ADOT employees obtain a commercial driver license is improving compliance and safety. Certain ADOT employees in work groups such as maintenance, Incident Response Unit, signing and striping, and the...
If you’re not familiar with what AZ511 is and how it really can help with your driving experience here in Arizona, head out On the Road with ADOT to learn more.
The heat is here and a long three-day weekend is ahead to mark the unofficial start to summer. And with people planning road trips over Memorial Day weekend, we want to remind drivers to stay focused and expect the unexpected. But, before...

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When is ADOT going to widen Interstate 10 as you travel from Phoenix toward Casa Grande? What is ADOT doing to have an alternate route between Phoenix and Tucson? What is to be done with traffic congestion at the Broadway Curve? I have...
Those driving along State Route 347 between Interstate 10 and Riggs Road will see large white decals being tested on the pavement.
ADOT Adopt a Highway volunteer groups raked-in – literally – hundreds of bags of trash from highways, joining groups around the country making their communities better.
There’s no single, engineering solution to solving wrong-way drivers. That hasn’t stopped ADOT from constructing, installing, implementing and engaging in a variety of countermeasures aimed at making our highways safer. Earlier this week...
It's time for that big family trip to the Grand Canyon. Everyone's ready, the car's packed and the destination entered into the GPS. Only things left before hitting the open road are double-checking the traffic and the weather. And thanks...
Did you know this week is National Roundabouts Week? Here's why this handy intersection design deserves some recognition.
With National CleanUp Day approaching on Sept. 21, I want to express my thanks to our volunteers and sponsors who consistently pick up trash along our state highways. These volunteers have cleaned up 1,672 miles of Arizona highways. You are...
If you can relate to any of the following, Child Passenger Safety Week is for you: A soon-to-be parent, puzzled by the options and choices of infant carriers, rear- and forward-facing car seats, and booster seats. A grandparent discovering...
Calling all Adopt a Highway volunteers! National CleanUp Day is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 21. This is a day set aside for individuals and organizations to unite for the purpose of reducing litter in their communities in every part of the...
We've been working on widening and improving US 93 for more than a decade, so its a good time to look back and what we have achieved so far.