Safety

PHOENIX – With overhanging rock removed from a mountainside along State Route 77 south of Globe, the Arizona Department of Transportation is lifting all restrictions on a seven-mile stretch after six months of blasting and follow-up work.

The safety project, which began last fall, removed boulders and other rock formations from a limestone cliff near Dripping Springs, between mileposts 154 and 161 about 10 miles south of Globe.

Drivers experienced regularly scheduled weekday closures and lane restrictions to allow for this work, which ended Friday, June 2.

ADOT congratulates 2017 graduates, but also reminds them to make wise choices especially when it comes to driving.

The winners of the ADOT Safety Message Contest will revealed on Friday!

You've probably noticed more motorcycles on the roads this week and we hope you're keeping an eye out for them when driving.

ADOT continues its efforts to educate the trucking industry about how safety compliance can reduce border inspection times and make roads safer.

Learn more about ADOT's St. Patrick's Day safety message.

We don’t need an Academy or selfie-taking accountants to tell us who has the best safety message.

Did your safety slogan make it to the next round? Find out and vote for your favorites through March 15.

Time is running out to submit your original safety slogans for the ADOT message boards!

Show your loved ones you care by slowing down this Valentine's Day.

Here’s your chance to be creative while thinking of important safety messages.

Then why have we spent so much time of late telling you what NOT to do when you're heading uphill for some winter fun?

At ADOT, we're dreaming of safe driving on Arizona's highways for the holidays.

We understand the temptation, but the highway shoulder is NOT a safe place to pull over and play in the snow.

New signs along two stretches of highway designate Safety Corridors. See our video explaining this effort.

While ADOT works to keep our roads drivable and safe all season, the decisions everyone else makes are equally important.

PHOENIX – As the Arizona Department of Transportation seeks to identify and fund projects that will increase capacity on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, drivers need to do their part by avoiding the poor decisions and inattention behind so many of the crashes that result in closures and backups – and worse, injuries and fatalities.

The steep, winding stretch of I-17 between Black Canyon City and Sunset Point is one of ADOT’s priorities for improvements.

PHOENIX – If you’re involved in a freeway fender bender, the misconception that it’s best to stay put can leave you in danger, create hazardous slowing and lane changes for all drivers, and increase risks for emergency responders.

That’s why the Arizona Department of Transportation and Arizona Department of Public Safety need you to know about the practice of Quick Clearance, in which drivers involved in minor crashes that don’t involve injuries get their vehicles out of travel lanes as soon as it’s safe to do so. 

As temperatures cool and more pedestrians and cyclists head out, take precautions and share the road.

Today’s blog, for our Spanish-speaking audience, reminds us how important seat belts or child seats are for kids.