Work Zone

PHOENIX – Building and maintaining Arizona’s vast highway system isn’t an easy job, and to do it, Arizona Department of Transportation crews spend a lot of time near traffic as it rushes by. 

That closeness to oncoming traffic can come with serious safety risks when motorists speed through work zones or choose to drive dangerously. That’s why during this year’s Work Zone Awareness Week, ADOT is calling on motorists to be patient and alert when driving through work zones so everyone can get home safely. 

The shared goal of enhancing safety in work zones is getting a helping hand from a $970,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant recently awarded to ADOT and the Maricopa County Department of Transportation.

National Work Zone Awareness Week is a good time to remind everyone of the importance of being a responsible driver in work zones. Sadly, national data shows motorists are the ones killed most frequently in work zones because of speed and inattention.

As National Work Zone Awareness Week comes to an end, we hope the message of work zone safety is something that stays with all drivers.

Did you know that two highway workers have been injured this year while working on projects? That's why National Work Zone Awareness Week is so important. ADOT's director shares his thoughts. 

PHOENIX – In order to increase safety and mobility in highway work zones, the Arizona Department of Transportation is studying a “smart work zone” at an existing I-40 bridge project located between Flagstaff and Winslow.

A smart work zone is a traffic management system that can be controlled remotely through computer networks, portable message boards and sensor technology to provide motorists with real-time traffic information as they approach construction work zones. This project utilizes a dynamic merge system, which is a specific type of smart work zone.

The important ongoing project to reconstruct the Interstate 17 bridge over Central Avenue south of downtown Phoenix remains in an early stage. But before the work got started, our staff at ADOT knew the bridge work zone would present challenges for drivers who use the stretch of I-17 between the I-10 “Stack” and “Split” interchanges.

We are sharing a lot about National Work Zone Awareness Week, but the best perspective comes from our actual construction and maintenance crews. Watch a series of short videos as they share their thoughts and experiences. 

With people tempted to step on the gas during this period of lighter traffic, we want to remind you that are crews are still on the road working too.

It's that time of year again. Warming temperatures mean spring is when construction projects kick into high gear. So it's an appropriate time for Work Zone Awareness Week. State Engineer Dallas Hammit shares his thoughts on what this week means.

PHOENIX – An Arizona Department of Transportation employee was killed Wednesday while setting up a sign alerting drivers to pavement repairs along Interstate 10 south of the Phoenix area.

Frank Dorizio, 55, was a member of ADOT’s Incident Response Unit, which helps keep Phoenix-area freeways safe by setting up traffic control, removing debris and assisting stranded motorists.

This memorial for National Work Zone Awareness Week reminds us how serious construction zone safety is.

During Work Zone Awareness Week, we are doing our best again to engage the public about how to stay safe in work zones.

PHOENIX – At the Arizona Department of Transportation, we take work zone safety seriously. Tasked with building and maintaining the state highway system, hundreds of ADOT personnel and contractors work side-by-side daily with speeding vehicles and, too often, distracted drivers.

National Work Zone Awareness Week is almost upon us once again, and this year’s theme is “Drive Like You Work Here.”

Work zones go hand-in-hand with freeways. We want everyone - including our crews - to get home safely, so here are a few tips on how to navigate construction zones.

The Arizona State Capitol Dome will be lit orange April 9-13, proclaimed Work Zone Awareness Week in Arizona by Governor Doug Ducey, in an effort to call attention to the importance of being alert when approaching and driving through work zones on Arizona roadways.

ADOT highway workers share the importance of work zone safety.

Motorists are key players in improving construction zone safety.

PHOENIX – Give’em a brake, Arizona.

That’s the message the Arizona Department of Transportation is sending to drivers during National Work Zone Awareness Week. Through April 7, ADOT will join federal, state and local transportation organizations across the country to bring attention to the importance of being alert when driving in work zones.