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By Caroline Carpenter / ADOT Communications As we review everything that happened this week at ADOT, we have an amazing survival story to share and a busy schedule of construction leading up the Thanksgiving holiday. Follow the #FridayFive hashtag on social media to see others’ top fives for the week. 1. Two ADOT maintenance crew members, … Read more

By Lauri Merrill / ADOT Communications As this vintage photo of a smiling driver and a pleasant inspector illustrates, trucking has always been a vital part of Arizona commerce and a frequent sight on our roadways. To help facilitate commerce while keeping highway safe, ADOT’s Enforcement and Compliance Division conducts safety inspections and handles permits … Read more

By Doug Pacey / ADOT CommunicationsAt the intersection of Halloween and transportation, two topics bubble to the top of the traffic cauldron. The first is that the afternoon commute begins earlier than usual because people are rushing to get home for trick-or-treating and parties. Next, and more importantly, is that drivers should expect to see … Read more

By David Woodfill / ADOT Communications In the sports world, they call it an assist when one player helps another player to the goal. It doesn’t matter who we are. We all need an assist at some points in our lives. ADOT’s Construction Academy program, which offers free training in transportation construction, aims to do just … Read more

By Tom Herrmann / ADOT Communications Quietly, without much fanfare, Arizona Department of Transportation crews are moving traffic on westbound Interstate 10 back to the original bridge over Wilmot Road. No ceremony, no ribbon cutting. Just business as usual, and on to the next project. For the second time in two summers, we used a temporary bridge that … Read more

By Angela De Welles / ADOT Communications From parades and county fairs to school assemblies and community events, ADOT’s official mascot made it a mission to educate children and adults about highway safety. Naturally, we want to know how this human-sized bird so obsessed with safety got its start with ADOT. Unfortunately, the Highway Hawk, who has … Read more

By Peter Corbett / ADOT Communications Winning awards is nice, but the real rewards at ADOT Communications come from delivering information that helps keep you safe, informed and getting where you need to be as efficiently as possible. We also value our role in keeping ADOT employees informed about a large and diverse agency with a … Read more