ADOT dust detection system put to the test with recent storms
ABC15
and last updated 2021-07-16 21:55:13-04
Within the past week, the Valley has been hit by severe storms, producing heavy rain, damaging wind and blowing dust.
Those same storms struck the I-10 corridor between Phoenix and Tucson, where ADOT's dust detection system is located.
âWhat weâve done here is created a system in the area where historically we had the most dust-related traffic accidents in our state in a 10-mile section in Pinal County," says ADOT spokesperson Tom Herrmann.
Since the first-of-its-kind network of sensors, signs and cameras went into operation last June, ADOT says that seven dust storms have activated the system.