maintenance crews

While summer weather lingers for desert dwellers, ADOT team members are already gearing up for winter.

And this season, that means branching out beyond the existing fleet of 200 or so snowplows as ADOT prepares to unveil two new high capacity snowblowers on highways with the heaviest snowfall. The photo above and this photo album show training held recently in Phoenix. 

A new pull-out area on eastbound I-40 near Ash Fork is nearing completion that will allow commercial truckers to put snow chains on their semis.

This cliffhanger was also a blast. If you guessed were are talking about boulder removal on an Arizona highway, you might be right!

 

Some motorists upset with road closures due to multiple fires burning in Arizona are taking their frustrations out on ADOT personnel staffing the roadblocks.

ADOT does not decide which roads to close. Closures are determined by fire incident commanders who work in conjunction with law enforcement and ADOT, and motorists may face legal penalties for attempting to get around a barrier or other method used to shut down a road.