Arizona Traveler Information System (AZ511)

Blogs/News articles tagged as Arizona Traveler Information System (AZ511)

September 28, 2022 | Blog Articles
By Luis Carlos Lopez / ADOT Communications

Hey neighbor! We want to share some helpful tips about our AZ511 app with you on National Good Neighbor Day.

December 10, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

National App Day is Dec. 11 and ADOT has a few apps that are free to download and worth celebrating everyday.

October 20, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

ADOT was honored when its AZ 511 Traveler Information System was given top honors in a recent awards ceremony, but it was all to benefit you, the motorist! 

August 24, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

AZ 511 cameras are vital tools for ADOT engineers, technicians, road crews, dispatchers, public information officers and many more personnel. But, they are also lovely ways to see pieces of the state you might not otherwise visit! 

June 22, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

How are you supposed to know when an event like the Telegraph fire closes a highway? ADOT offers you a number of free-of-charge options.

February 9, 2021 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – A new feature added to the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Traveler Information 511 website will help commercial vehicle drivers more easily plan their route through the state.  

June 5, 2020 | Blog Articles
By John Halikowski / ADOT Director

Our director shares his thoughts about what the addition of truck parking spaces to ADOT's Arizona Traveler Information 511 website means for commerical drivers.

April 28, 2020 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

The AZ511 Arizona Traveler Information website recently has added 21 new rural cameras to help you be better prepared when you hit the road.

December 6, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

I don’t know about you, but it takes a mighty strong incentive for me to change my habits. But after getting stuck in one too many traffic jams, I’ve found one: the AZ511 mobile app.

For me, the benefits of the AZ511 app offer a strong argument for incorporating it as a daily ritual.

October 23, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

If seeing is believing, then Phoenix-area motorists can now get behind the wheel more confident than ever of what to expect when it comes to traffic conditions.

That's because we have added 20 traffic cameras on either end of the Valley to the Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, giving drivers an even better look at what's happening on three freeways.

September 19, 2019 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

It's time for that big family trip to the Grand Canyon. Everyone's ready, the car's packed and the destination entered into the GPS.

Only things left before hitting the open road are double-checking the traffic and the weather. And thanks to some help from the National Weather Service, you can do both with a quick stop at our Arizona Traveler Information site, az511.gov.

August 27, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

Something new, blue and helpful-to-you is popping up along Arizona highways, and it's just the beginning.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has installed the first four 511 business-sponsored signs as part its recently launched 511 Logo Signs initiative.

These signs bearing both 511 travel information and sponsor names are at Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway west of Priest Drive, Loop 202 Santan Freeway north of Williams Field Road, US 60 east of Stapley Road and State Route 64 in Tusayan.

May 21, 2019 | Blog Articles

This summer we are rolling out new highway signs to both promote the 511 phone line, attract business sponsorship and generate funds to maintain roads.

May 16, 2019 | News/Press Release

With warm weather returning, the Arizona Department of Transportation is resuming projects to repair and preserve the surfaces of state highways in Arizona’s high country.

May 13, 2019 | News/Press Release

511 Logo signs

April 22, 2019 | Blog Articles

Users of ADOT's Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov can create alerts corresponding to routes they have set up.

April 18, 2019 | News/Press Release

Whether your trip is across town or to the other end of the state, a free AZ 511 mobile app now available from the Arizona Department of Transportation helps you plan ahead and save time.

April 15, 2019 | Blog Articles

The new mobile-friendly AZ511.gov system that provides up-to-the-minute conditions along Arizona’s highways can also be tailor-made to suit your personal travel needs.

March 18, 2019 | Blog Articles

The new az511 website may be overwhelming at first. Here are some tips.

March 13, 2019 | Blog Articles

We've launched a redesigned az511 website and phone line to better give individual drivers the information they need for the routes they drive.