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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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ADOT is replacing pavement on northbound Interstate 17 in the high country.
Teamwork among agencies including ADOT helped bring a quick end to a propane leak at the border in Douglas.
The transition ramp from Interstate 17 northbound to Interstate 40 westbound is closed for construction until the end of the year.
The annual Fun Run will bring hot rods and rust buckets alike to Route 66.
Hundreds of volunteers help keep Arizona's highways clean every year, saving the taxpayers money and keeping Arizona beautiful.
Time to put your thinking caps on and identify the location of this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.
We're going gaga over a nosy pooch, remembering one of Hollywood's greats and his visit to the Valley and leading the way in wrong-way detection technology for this week's Friday Five.
We're time-traveling to a 1978 airshow at the Phoenix Deer Valley Municipal Airport for this week's Throwback Thursday.
Other states look to ADOT as they consider adopting wrong-way driver detection technology.
Thanks to everyone who entered the ADOT Safety Message Contest, and thanks to those responsible for the 2,500 votes we received.