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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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We've launched a redesigned az511 website and phone line to better give individual drivers the information they need for the routes they drive.
An easy-to-use interactive map now available on our Adopt a Highway website shows which stretches are in need of volunteers.
Thanks to the work of our photographers, ADOT's Flickr page has more than 9,000 pictures of highway projects from the last six years, which have been viewed more than 6 million times.
A swirl of cloud and some mountains are the clues to help you located this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.
Work zones go hand-in-hand with freeways. We want everyone - including our crews - to get home safely, so here are a few tips on how to navigate construction zones.
Recently ADOT switched to using Google for our email services. While a big switch, it has nothing on two phone projects the agency took on in the late 70s and early 80s.
ADOT is updating the Strategic Highway Safety Plan with a renewed emphasis. You can read more about it.
Take an interactive before-after look at a bridge demolition that's part of a project building a wider I-10 between Eloy and Picacho in central Arizona.
It's a common question - why isn't all construction done at night? There are actually a number of factors weighing into what work can be done at night and what needs to be done during daylight.
This week's challenge could be easy if you searched the Internet for the answer, but we know you'll play fair!