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Engineers at ADOT play a vital role in building and maintaining Arizona’s roads. During National Engineers Week, Feb. 22-28, we’re celebrating engineers and the work they do to keep Arizona moving.
As we mark National Engineers Week, let’s introduce you to where the action happens: ADOT’s State Engineer’s Office, led by State Engineer and Deputy Director Audra Merrick.
In addition to a week filled with blogs and social media posts that celebrate engineering and engineers, this episode of On the Road With ADOT features Audra Merrick, ADOT's State Engineer and Deputy Director.

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It may look like something out of the latest hi-tech spy movie, but our newly refurbished Traffic Operations Center is wonderfully real. This state-of-the-art electronic data hub is located in Phoenix and allows ADOT staff to keep a watchful eye on traffic conditions around the state.
In the world of transportation, rarely does anything stay the same.
To say that ADOT crews were busy Tuesday would be a bit of an understatement. Heavy overnight and morning rains across the state started the day off with extremely slow commutes throughout the metro areas … but nothing like the messes that would happen later in the day …