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Grogginess, yawning, sluggishness — they’re all signs of fatigue. That fatigue can make it harder to get through a workday, and your motor skills can be impaired. If you drive while drowsy, it could result in a crash. So during Drowsy...
One way ADOT helps safely connect people and empower Arizona's economy is operating commercial ports of entry. This is where officers with our Enforcement and Compliance Division (ECD) make sure large trucks and other commercial vehicles have proper permits and weight and are safe to operate on state highways.
This dedicated group of individuals brings the the history, legends and lore of the southwest to life. ADOT celebrates three decades of Adopt a Highway volunteer service to help keep US 60 clean near the Peralta Trail.

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On Monday, ADOT surpassed 100,000 followers on Twitter! Take a look at some of our more memorable Tweets!
Check out our new video showing how crews place massive girders for the new Hell Canyon Bridge.
Engineers are kind of a big deal here at ADOT.
There were 891 motor-vehicle crash fatalities on Arizona roadways in 2015, up from 773 in 2014. And impaired driving, speeding and failure to use seat belts,contributed to many of those deaths.
Arizona Transportation History reports gives a look at the history of US 89.
Residents will have a more reliable link with Yuma County’s largest employer, Yuma Proving Ground, thanks to a 600-foot bridge ADOT is building across a flood-prone section of US 95.
The zipper merge is being piloted by ADOT to reduce construction travel delays on I-10, east of Tucson.
Out of 3.7 million vehicle registration renewals that were completed in Arizona during 2015, a whopping 60.2 percent of them – roughly 2.2 million – were handled online through ServiceArizona.com.
A number of agencies, including ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division, helped homeless and at-risk veterans during an annual event called the Maricopa County StandDown.
When Arizona’s latest winter storm hit Sunday evening, ADOT crews went into high gear.