National Teen Driver Safety Week runs Oct. 20-26 this year and is a great opportunity to remind teens and their parents about the distractions and responsibilities of driving.

Imagine this: You’re freshly 16, and you’re itching to start driving on your own. But you’ve got to pass the Arizona road test first. But it’s a little intimidating and you’re not sure what to expect. 

Kelsey Mo, our safety communications lead, has important tips for young drivers and their parents, including always using a seat belt, avoiding distractions, limiting passengers and never driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

If you see a procession of massive tow trucks and first responder vehicles out on metro Phoenix highways on Saturday morning and wonder: What’s going on?

Don’t panic. It’s the Arizona Professional Towing & Recovery Association’s eighth annual parade for National Move Over Day.

Concrete being poured
ADOT has been inducted into the Arizona Million Dollar Circle of Excellence, established in 2012 to recognize entities spending more than $1 million annually with minority- and women-owned businesses
I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project
The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising motorists to plan ahead and expect to use detours as westbound I-10 will be closed between US 60 and I-17 from 10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 18, to 4 a.m. Mon
Presentation of crash data
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded $72,000 to ADOT’s Crash Records section, which is responsible under state law for creating crash data reports that government agencies, nonprofit

Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex employees shared a few photos with us after a cleanup on their adopted State Route 79 segment near Florence. We couldn’t help but notice their smiles—a condition found often in our volunteers. Check out the photos here.

HAWK crosswalk in Flagstaff
The Strategic Highway Safety Plan establishes statewide goals, objectives and key emphasis areas that allow highway safety programs and partners to align goals and leverage resources for engineering
A highway work zone
New eastbound Interstate 10 lanes opened early Tuesday morning between Ina and Ruthrauff roads in the northwest Tucson area as part of a widening project that will improve safety and traffic flow.