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June 23, 2020 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

It may not quite be to the level of "Star Trek," but ADOT has embraced virtual communication during the current public health situation.

May 27, 2020 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – To continue helping members of disadvantaged groups during the current public health situation, the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Construction Academy is allowing participation through video conferencing and online instruction. 

Most of those taking part in a recently completed two-week Construction Academy, which prepares people for careers in highway construction, took advantage of these virtual options. A free two-week session scheduled to start Monday, June 1, in Tucson, with spaces still available as of Wednesday, will have online options as well. 

April 2, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Caroline Carpenter / ADOT Communications

The first ADOT Construction Academy exclusively for women bucked trends and stereotypes. 

March 17, 2020 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications

Our last Construction Academy session is different from the rest by specifically helping women find a career in the industry.

February 20, 2020 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX – An Arizona Department of Transportation training program that helps members of economically disadvantaged groups launch careers in transportation construction is getting ready to hold its first session just for women.

By focusing the next two-week Construction Academy, to be held March 2-13 in Phoenix, ADOT’s On-The-Job-Training Supportive Services Program is helping address underrepresentation by women in the field. Women comprise about 9 percent of construction workers nationally, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

December 27, 2019 | Blog Articles
By John LaBarbera / ADOT Communications

ADOT Construction Academy