Arizona Department of Transportation

Governor Jan Brewer has appointed Joseph E. La Rue to the Arizona State Transportation Board. He will represent Maricopa County in the planning and development of Arizona’s transportation network.

July 13, 2005 - It's not the prestige of her job but rather the students who ride her bus who keep Kim Taylore coming back for a modest $14,000 per year.

March 1, 2006 - With a little more than two months until Pima County residents vote on the Regional Transportation Authority plan, which would raise the sales tax and provide what officials say would be $2 billion worth of transportation and transit improvements, supporters and opponents are voicing strong opinions on the plan.

Recent articles about my proposed education fund and related spent nuclear fuel recycling program have produced some uninformed and negative reactionary responses. I urge everyone in the media, political arena and the voting public to educate themselves about this important subject.

It’s easy to get out and explore Arizona on two wheels — our state is renowned for its good weather, new infrastructure and beautiful scenery. Those are just some of the reasons that Arizona is ranked number 10 in the country for bicycle friendliness by the League of American Bicyclists in their annual survey. That’s a jump from number 14 in 2012.

Since being launched 10 years ago, 70 AMBER Alerts have been issued in Arizona. All but one – the ongoing Jhessye Shockley case – was resolved successfully through a partnership between local radio and television broadcasters, law enforcement, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Arizona Department of Transportation, and the public to recover abducted children.

As part of Arizona's centennial celebration, the state has created commemorative license plates, which can be purchased through the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Department of Transportation starting today online and Monday at offices and through licensed third-party operators across the state.

Among states, Arizona takes the bronze medal when it comes to being bicycle-friendly.

The number of traffic deaths on Arizona's roads is at a 16-year low, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Arizona. Safe to say that most of my readers have moved here from somewhere else. A few of you grew up here.

 The Arizona Department of Transportation cautions drivers to be prepared for blowing dust today.

A contest created to honor women veterans begins appropriately on Friday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

John Halikowski, director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, has been appointed to the prestigious Transportation Research Board Subcommittee for National Research Council Oversight, a post he will hold until 2016.

Arizona Department of Transportation

ADOT marks centennial with publication

The Arizona Department of Transportation hotline, 5-1-1, logged 1.2 million phone calls from midnight to noon on Thursday, Dec. 30, according to a tweet sent out by the department.

Communicating timely and accurate transportation-related information is a primary focus of the Arizona Department of Transportation. As a result, the ADOT Communications Division’s efforts were recognized with three national awards at the annual Transportation Communication Skills Contest.

Due to the high risk of wildfire in southeastern Arizona, State Forester Scott Hunt today announced that the Arizona State Forestry Division will be implementing fire restrictions for 3.5 million acres of state-owned lands in that region.

Work crews have begun construction along Twin Peaks Road in Continental Ranch, requiring a left lane closure at two intersections, according to a release from the Arizona Department of Transportation

Every day, emergency and public safety crews put their lives on the line to help motorists stranded along highways. Tragically, crashes involving emergency and other vehicles that are pulled over along highway shoulders claim hundreds of lives across the country each year.