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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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Saying that engineers are an important part of ADOT is really kind of an understatement.
The landslide-damaged stretch of US 89 has come a long way in the past two years...
Traffic breaks are typically conducted by highway patrol officers to create a gap in traffic.
Do you remember what you were doing three years ago today?
We’re only a month in, but 2015 is already looking like it’ll be a big year for ADOT.
After six months of extensive earthwork on the US 89 landslide repair project south of Page, ADOT is moving on to the final phase of the project to restore the highway.
State Route 89A in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks (mileposts 387-390) was fully reopened this afternoon after crews repaired a sinkhole that had been discovered in the northbound lane on Saturday.
Now that the updated Arizona Strategic Highway Safety Plan is in effect, it is being used by ADOT and other agencies to address several transportation safety issues.
ADOT has begun construction of a northbound climbing lane on SR 95 to improve traffic flow through the Mohave Mountains region, about 10 miles north of Lake Havasu City (mileposts 190-195).
When someone hears the word “asphalt,” they might picture the road that they drive on, but asphalt is actually one component of that surface.