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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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Do you know what red-dyed diesel is? Because using it in a vehicle that will drive on the highway is a crime and you can help stop that.
ADOT is now offering audio versions of the Weekend Travel Advisory and Roadwork Roundup.
We're taking you along for a Sunday drive on another Arizona road for this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge!
There's a lot of logistics and planning that goes into large products, like the concrete deck pour for the expansion project of I-10 in Casa Grande.
Today we're reliving a 1983 milestone for the Superstition Freeway in Mesa.
Those signs saying don't park in tall brush or don't drag chains? There's a serious reason for them.
Today's Art of Transportation photo is a meta-level look at our project on I-17 and Pinnacle Peak.
Building on efforts across the decades, we’re working on a dust detection and warning system on I-10 near the community of Picacho.
Join the herd and take our "Where in AZ??" challenge!
If lightning never strikes the same place twice, we're glad an ADOT weather camera was able to catch this one-in-a-million shot of a strike near Holbrook.