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Imagine this situation: You’re involved in a crash and your car is no longer operable. You and the other driver need to get to the shoulder of the highway, but cars and trucks are whizzing past. In situations like these, ADOT crew members...
To discuss the importance of Crash Responder Safety Week, this week's episode of On the Road With ADOT features Luis Venegas, supervisor of our Incident Response Unit.
A commitment to safety and to mentorship helped earn ADOT Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) Officer Matt Drury recognition as the Arizona Trucking Association’s 2025 ADOT ECD Officer of the Year.

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Among other things, rest areas are places to stretch legs, walk pets, have picnic lunches and safely use phones and other mobile electronic devices.
If you are in the fender bender, the most crucial thing to remember is simple: Move over. Get out of the travel lanes. You don’t have to preserve the scene of non-injury crash.
Members of ADOT’s Northwest District spent Veterans Day participating in a Turkeys for Troops event held in Prescott by the AZ Heroes to Hometowns Foundation.
This week's "Where in AZ??" photo is a unique one, but we're betting one of you knows the answer.
Sunset Point is ADOT's busiest rest area and is known to drivers on Interstate 17 for its grand vistas. But it also is home to another unique feature - a sundial memorial to fallen ADOT employees.
These men and women are highly trained individuals, especially in traffic incident management procedures and techniques.
Value engineering used by ADOT and its contractors is designed to deliver superior final products in less time without additional cost.
Over 400 groups statewide adopted their segments as a memorial or remembrance of a friend or family member close to them.
No need to bring your old license plate back to an MVD office. Just toss it in the recycling bin.
See how well you know Arizona by taking our "Where in AZ??" challenge!