Volunteers collected 14,400 bags of trash in 2021, which totals about 197,000 pounds.
Whether fixed- or truck-mounted, attenuators are designed to absorb the impact of a crash, protecting workers and helping to reduce injuries to motorists and damage to vehicles.
Melissa Owen's annual "All the Way to the Border" cleanup celebrated a comeback as 101 volunteers returned to collect litter along 45 miles of State Route 286, between Three Points at State Route 86 to Sasabe at the Arizona-Mexico border.
Take a 100-year journey through ADOT's Old MVD Building.
ADOT crews collected 800 tons of litter in 2021 along Maricopa County freeways. That’s a lot of litter and also a 47% increase in the amount of litter picked up in 2017.
Volunteers from Arizona Game & Fish Department participate in highway clean-up in southern Arizona.
Freeway models are used to show the public what a future highway may look like. This one is from the late 1960s.
A new safety campaign aims to reduce the number of crashes in the 11-mile work zone for the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
The Arizona State Transportation Board values the input from the public in deciding which projects get approved for inclusion in the Five-Year Program. It is a good time to remind you that our Five-Year plan isn’t just about highways.
Learn about how wildlife species are protected along the Verde River when construction activities occur nearby.
When ADOT builds a new bridge, our top priority is to make sure the gigantic mass of steel and concrete stays right where we build it. But that won’t be the case with a new bridge we’re constructing on State Route 79 in Florence, because...
Last weekened, the first. big fire-related highway closure of 2022 occurred. History tells us that won’t be the only one we see this year. Learn how drivers can help prevent wildland fires.
National Work Zone Awareness Week is a good time to remind everyone of the importance of being a responsible driver in work zones. Sadly, national data shows motorists are the ones killed most frequently in work zones because of speed and inattention.
As the project manager for the Interstate 10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project, I’ve come to expect the unexpected. It’s all part of leading the Arizona Department of Transportation’s largest-ever urban highway reconstruction project: a...
During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, consider what's really worth paying attention to while driving.
During National Volunteer Week, we're thankful for the 1,002 Adopt a Highway volunteer groups who cleaned nearly 2,000 miles of state highways in 2021.
Two major closures on I-10 in Phoenix will be in place beginning the night of Friday, April 22, through the early morning hours of Monday, April 25. Here's background on the work being performed and why the closures are necessary.
To prevent lower-height bridge decks along Interstate 17 from getting hit by trucks, ADOT employees explored ways to bring attention to the bridge decks. And found a solution that's working.
A friendly reminder that's never outdated.
Throwing back to a public meeting for the future Superstition Freeway!