ADOT

Arizona Department of Transportation

Safety

7/26/2019

Bad weather day from 1917 reminds us to be prepared

On this date in 1917, some heavy weather took a toll on the Ajo Highway and in Flagstaff. It's as good a reason as any to talk about driving safely in bad weather.

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Throwback Thursday

Weather

Safety

7/10/2019

Seriously, don't park in tall grass

Those signs saying don't park in tall brush or don't drag chains? There's a serious reason for them.

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Wildfires

Safety

Dynamic Message Sign: Drive like the person your dog thinks you are.

6/17/2019

From the Director: Man's best friend safety message wins ADOT contest

Drive safely on the roads this week. Make your dog proud.

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Dynamic Message Boards

From the Director

Safety

Your words here! Enter ADOT's Message Contest

4/26/2019

Entering our message contest? There's lots of competition already

Within 24 hours of launching our Safety Message Contest, we’d received more than 1,400 entries. After 48 hours the total number of submissions had climbed to 2,000.

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Dynamic Message Boards

Safety

ADOT employee Jose Baeza rescued two motorists suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning

2/25/2019

ADOT employee helps save couple from carbon monoxide poisoning

Our employees see a variety of emergencies on freeways, but recently, thanks to some keen observation, one was able to help two motorists who faced a silent danger.

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Safety

Semi Trucks in Port of Entry Inspection Bay

2/19/2019

Qualified truck drivers from Mexico have almost perfect score

ADOT's International Border Inspection Qualification has helped Mexican truckers achieve a more than 99 percent success rate on safety inspections while crossing the international border.

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Port of Entry

Safety

2/11/2019

VIDEO: Coalition of national agencies honors ADOT for US 60 safety project

A video by the National Operations Center of Excellence features an ADOT engineer explaining the benefits from new striping and signs along a westbound stretch in Tempe.

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2/1/2019

US 93 improvements advancing with latest widening project

We've already widened 161 miles of US 93, the main route between Phoenix and Las Vegas, to divided four-lane highway. Now we're launching a project to widen nearly 4 more miles.

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I-11

Safety

US 93

1/31/2019

With rain, snow coming this weekend, slow down for safety

After an extended stretch of dry weather, Arizona drivers should prepare for driving in the rain – or in snow at higher elevations – late this week and into the weekend.

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Safety

Weather