Safety Tips While Driving On Icy Roadways

January 2, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott issued a press release urging North Florida residents, visitors and businesses to prepare for extreme cold weather conditions. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and it’s division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) provides these safe driving tips to motorists: Stay put. Avoid … Read more

Move Over Florida, it’s the Law

Move Over

January 2, 2018 ~ DHSMV urges motorists to move over or slow down for emergency and service vehicles this January ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – January is Move Over month and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) urges all motorists to move over for emergency and service vehicles stopped along the roadway. … Read more

Where in AZ??

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Plan ahead for New Year’s Eve revelry

Just Buzzed

By Doug Pacey / ADOT Communications There’s never a good time to drink and drive. But playing the I-just-had-two-drinks-and-I’m-OK-to-make-home-game during a festive holiday like New Year’s Eve is plain stupid. State, county and local law enforcement agencies will be out in force looking for impaired drivers and the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is supporting DUI … Read more

What a difference a year makes

Salt River Bridge Construction - September 2017

By Dustin Krugel / ADOT Communications Nearly one year after major construction began on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, the state’s largest single project ever, signs of progress abound in the 22-mile corridor. You’ll see some this progress (of Salt River bridge construction) in the slideshow above, and many more photos are available on … Read more

DHSMV Reminds Customers Florida is Compliant With Real ID Guidelines

December 28, 2017 ~ January 22, 2018, Federal deadline does not impact customers with Florida credentials ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) is reminding customers that the state of Florida is compliant with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) REAL ID requirements. Starting January 22, 2018, travelers … Read more

Vote for your favorite 2017 safety messages

As we wrap up the year, we’re taking a look back at the overhead message boards we posted throughout 2017. Here’s a sample of those signs and your chance to tell us which one was your favorite. Swipe right for the signs you prefer and left for the ones you don’t. <br><br> <script src="//cdn.playbuzz.com/widget/feed.js" type="text/javascript"></script> … Read more

ADOT’s Grand Canyon National Park Airport marks half century of state operation

GC airport sign

By Peter Corbett / ADOT Communications TUSAYAN – For a half century, Grand Canyon National Park Airport has been a landing and launching point for many of those visiting Arizona’s most popular tourist attraction. And for the same half century the airport has been owned and operated by the state, first under the Arizona Department … Read more