ANKENY, Iowa – July 12, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers will participate in the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week July 16-20 at various locations around the state. This initiative is aimed at identifying unsafe driving behaviors by commercial motor vehicle drivers and those drivers of … Read more
By Angela DeWelles / ADOT Communications This photo appeared in the April 1977 issue of NewsBeat, a publication that served up agency news to ADOT employees for decades. Printed alongside of it was this caption: John Burns of Materials Services prepares to shoot a scene with a Super-8 mm camera for a 25-minute sound film he’s … Read more
The Idaho Transportation Department will begin a project next week (July 16) to resurface Idaho Highway 55 between New Meadows and McCall and construct a new retaining wall east of Brundage. The project will improve driving conditions and safety on this heavily traveled route. From July to late August, crews will work … Read more
MEMORANDUM 2018-007 TO: License Plate Issuing OfficialsSUBJECT: New/Redesigned License Plates for Issuance Beginning August 1, 2018 The Habitat for Humanity license plate has exceeded the minimum required number of precommitments and will be available for issuance beginning August 1, 2018. A shipment of plates will be ordered for each county based on the number of … Read more
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program public informational meetings scheduled for Hawaii Island and Kauai Posted on Jul 11, 2018 in Highways News, Main, News HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will be holding its second round of statewide public informational meetings to discuss the fiscally constrained Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for Fiscal … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Every once in a while we reach back in ADOT Blog archives for a little slice of history. This one involves a spilled load of produce past its prime. By Caroline Carpenter / ADOT Communications No one looks forward to rotten fruit salad, but it’s even worse when there’s a semitrailer full of … Read more
ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE Due to extreme hardships placed on Alabama motor vehicle registrants residing in Lawrence County, who were unable to register their vehicles or pay property taxes on their recently purchased vehicles because the license plate issuing office was closed, an extension of time has been granted for obtaining registrations and … Read more
AMES, Iowa – July 11, 2018 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Princeton Community Center in the Boll’s building, 428 S. River Drive, in Princeton. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. … Read more
Raleigh Union Station Open for Business with Amtrak Train Service Underway by RALEIGH — A major change for train travel in Raleigh took place this morning as the new Union Station opened for Amtrak service on West Martin Street. The first train to leave the new facility departed at 6:30 a.m., heading toward Charlotte with … Read more
By John Halikowski / ADOT Director As commercial truck drivers travel on Interstate 10, they can find themselves unable to find public parking at rest areas. You may have seen commercial trucks parked along entrance ramps and freeway shoulders when rest areas are full. To me, it’s a safety issue. To provide a safer and more efficient … Read more