By Dallas Hammit / ADOT State Engineer Last month, I talked about how being prepared for summer weather can make all the difference. But besides high temperatures, monsoons and dust storms, there’s another summertime safety issue I want more drivers to be aware of… When the temperatures heat up, motorists need to stay alert and be … Read more
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications Today we are throwing back more than four decades to right after we took over operation of ADOT’s one and only airport. These pictures of the Grand Canyon National Park Airport date from 1977, just three short years after ADOT began operating the single-runway airport in Tusayan. Technically the … Read more
By Doug Pacey / ADOT Communications School is back in session, and that means different things for different people. What it means for all of us, though, is that school buses have returned to Arizona’s roads after summer vacation. It’s a good time to remember that all vehicles encountering a school bus must stop if the … Read more
By John Halikowski / ADOT Director The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Enforcement and Compliance Division is celebrating the first year of training Mexican truck drivers and mechanics. This effort has resulted in safer Arizona roads and a boost to the state’s economy. Our International Border Inspection Qualification (IBIQ) program has made a dramatic difference in … Read more
By David Woodfill / ADOT CommunicationsAs with any new construction by the Arizona Department of Transportation, the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway will have aesthetic details reflecting the area’s history and environment. , our designers have worked with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to honor the late modern architect with decorative fins and other details added … Read more
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By John Dougherty / ADOT Communications This photo of ordinary orange barricades looks more like a Monet painting. Monet paintings sell for millions of dollars, but these orange barricades protect something worth equally as much: our first responders and construction crews. The orange and white striped barricades help direct traffic toward open lanes and away from … Read more
By Mary J Currie / ADOT Communications The term drop-in kitchen sink may sound familiar if you are into home remodeling. If you belong to the Adopt a Highway group Prescott Litter Lifters, a household item or appliance dropping into the right of way is, well, expected. You just never know what trash-du-jour awaits along the roadway. … Read more
By Peter Corbett / ADOT Communications For vehicles that veer out of control and off the highway, traffic safety engineers have developed barriers designed to soften collisions with walls, poles and other immovable objects. ADOT uses a variety of these barriers, including sand-barrel crash cushions and an accordion-like system that compresses and then snaps back into place. ADOT … Read more