ADOT Kids
Transportation activities for future engineers.
ADOT has created this site with videos, stories and transportation-related activities for kids. Check back because we are adding new information and activities often.
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ADOT Kids: Building highways is a blast!
Have you ever wondered what it takes to move mountains?
Let’s dig in and learn more!
The I-17 Improvement Project corridor is one example of an ADOT project that required entire sections of the mountainsides to be blasted and excavated to make way for additional lanes. That includes 15 miles of widening and 8 miles of flex lanes along the entire 23 miles from Anthem Way to Sunset Point.
Hey ADOT Kids! Don’t be litter bugs!
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 up after them.
Not only is litter unsightly to see on the ground, along our highways or in waterways, but this type of pollution hurts people and the planet in multiple ways.
Civil Engineers use math to design, build and maintain transportation structures
There are almost as many type of engineers as there are branches of math. Learn how math plays an important part in engineering.
High school students explore transportation careers
A recent ADOT-sponsored transportation institute fosters learning about transportation engineering careers.
ADOT Kids: Careers at ADOT
ADOT's engineers get a lot of attention, but there is a huge variety of employees at the agency helping people getting home safely!
ADOT Kids: We make signs in all shapes, sizes and colors!
Signs are everywhere along the road, but did you know that ADOT has its very own shop to make them?