Improving the safety of Arizona’s public roadways so everyone arrives safely home is a top priority for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Unfortunately, recent safety data reveals a concerning trend. While Arizona’s population has increased 12% since 2013, our annual traffic fatalities have increased 55%, with pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities having increased 90%.

ADOT is taking action to reverse this trend by developing a comprehensive statewide plan – the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) – to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roadways. The SHSP is a data-driven, multi-year safety plan that establishes a statewide vision, goal, and strategies for improving safety with the goal of reducing life-altering crashes by 20% within the next five years. The plan is based on a Safe System Approach, which looks at all factors affecting safety and emphasizes our shared responsibility for improving safety on roadways.

With pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities also increasing at a high rate, ADOT is in addition developing Arizona’s first Active Transportation Safety Action Plan (ATSAP), which will recommend location-specific projects to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists where they interact with the state highway system.