Traffic Operations Center

Blogs/News articles tagged as Traffic Operations Center

March 4, 2025 | Blog Articles
By David Woodfill / ADOT Communications
Walk into ADOT’S Traffic Operations Center (TOC) on any given day and you’ll likely enter a cacophony of sounds of ringing phones, information being hollered across the room and audible alerts drawing the attention of dispatchers.
November 10, 2024 | Blog Articles
By Steve Elliott / ADOT Communications
In this episode of On the Road With ADOT, host Doug Nintzel chats with David Blue, head of ADOT's Traffic Management Group and the person who oversees the Traffic Operations Center.
April 13, 2021 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications

Jasmine Arollo is stepping into a new role with the Incident Response Unit, but its just the latest in a long line of ways her family has served at ADOT.

March 31, 2020 | News/Press Release

At the Traffic Operations Center, ADOT and AZDPS work together to alert motorists to potential dangers, mobilize ADOT personnel and state troopers, and make sure the public knows what’s up via the Arizona Traveler Information site (az511.gov), the 511 phone system and social media.

February 4, 2019 | Blog Articles

A recent peer-to-peer exchange brought representatives of the North Texas Tollway Authority to ADOT's Traffic Operations Center.

September 26, 2017 | Blog Articles

We're celebrating a birthday at ADOT. The Traffic Operations Center is turning five.

January 27, 2016 | Blog Articles

A little dog that made her way onto SR 51 during Monday evening’s rush hour and miraculously avoided being hit by traffic now has a good home in her future.

January 21, 2016 | Blog Articles

A collaborative effort to place DPS troopers at ADOT's Traffic Operations Center has helped to cut the time taken to clear crashes.

December 11, 2014 | Blog Articles

Through a collaborative effort among ADOT, DPS, FHWA and MAG, a new program was recently launched that stations DPS officers at the Traffic Operations Center.

November 12, 2014 | Blog Articles

The number of electronic message boards displaying commute times is due to increase to 76 by late this year.

October 29, 2014 | News/Press Release

PHOENIX - Clearing freeway crashes more quickly to reduce congestion and save lives is the goal of a collaborative effort among the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Department of Public Safety (DPS), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). The agencies will formally launched the program and discussed its advantages during a joint news conference on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

October 24, 2013 | Blog Articles

A project is getting underway to redevelop the 511 Traveler Information System website, but first, ADOT is seeking your input.

October 23, 2013 | Blog Articles

If something happens on the state’s highway system, you can bet ADOT’s Traffic Operations Center is working to ease the impact it will have on drivers.

January 24, 2013 | Blog Articles

Nobody enjoys being stuck in traffic, but depending on the time and location of your daily commute, backups are sometimes tough to avoid ...

September 18, 2012 | Blog Articles

It may look like something out of the latest hi-tech spy movie, but our newly refurbished Traffic Operations Center is wonderfully real. This state-of-the-art electronic data hub is located in Phoenix and allows ADOT staff to keep a watchful eye on traffic conditions around the state.