A New Era of Public Outreach, Incorporating Social Media

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has implemented social media outlets Twitter and Facebook on the $71.3 million US 93 Project between Hoover Dam and milepost 17. ADOT uses Twitter and Facebook to provide the traveling public with real-time information about detours and restrictions and issue notifications when there are travel delays, construction impacts, holiday travel information and completed major milestones.