ADOT Blog

Transportation history can be right in front of you and still require a little luck to find it. That happened when I checked what the State Library, Archives and Public Records’ Arizona Memory Project has on a former state highway underpass...

This week is National Tire Safety Week. Here at ADOT, we’ve got some tips for keeping your tires in tip top shape, making sure you and others around you are safe. Here are some tips: Check your tires before a road trip and at least once a...

ADOT’s 2024-2028 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program, approved recently by the State Transportation Board, adds to projects repairing damaged surface pavement after the record-setting winter. This program has $40...

With pollinating insect populations like bees and Monarch butterflies declining, ADOT is establishing and conserving pollinator habitats along its rights of way. ADOT’s efforts are spotlighted in the Transportation Research Board’s National...

People litter when they throw their garbage somewhere instead of putting it in a trash can. Sometimes people litter when they don’t care about the place where they’re throwing their trash, or when they think someone else will come and clean...

Between the hot temperatures, dust storms and monsoon, Arizona’s summer weather creates the perfect storm for dangerous driving conditions each year (pun intended). Since it's Monsoon Awareness Week, which takes place June 11-17 this year...

You probably have seen the images of large dust storms blanketing communities with walls of dust during a summer monsoon storm. Visibility on our roadways can turn to almost nothing and be dangerous to drive through during one of these dust...

I hope you’ve heard the news that ADOT has started the first of 23 projects to repair damaged pavement following the record-setting winter. More of these projects will be starting in the coming weeks to remove and replace damaged surface...

With temperatures reaching triple digits, it’s extra important to make sure you and your vehicle are prepared for travel across the state during the summer months. Before you hit the road this summer, make sure you bring: Extra drinking...

We’d like to challenge kids and parents alike to learn what National Secure Your Load Day is all about. This observation on June 6 calls attention to the dangers posed by unsecured vehicle loads and road debris. It’s frightening to drive...