We think 2013 holds a lot of promise and look forward to the year ahead, but before we get back to blogging about what’s on ADOT’s horizon, we thought we’d take a look back at the year that was …

Here we are, already three days into this New Year, and we’re still reminiscing about 2012 ...

We’ve spent this week looking back on ADOT’s major projects of 2012, but it’s important to recall the transportation-related achievements that didn’t happen out on the road ...

We’ve blogged before about how vital research is when it comes to progress in the field of transportation… Whether it has to do with methods, the environment, maintenance or safety; research plays a big role at ADOT.

As you can see in the video above, girders are the concrete and steel beams that enable the bridge to support the roadway and the vehicles on top of it. They’re vital to the design of a bridge, but not all girders are the same…

ADOT’s statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan has come a long way since we first told you about it last May… Back then, ADOT was asking people across Arizona to share their thoughts on getting around by bike or by foot along our state highway system. Today, we’re looking for feedback again, but this time around the plan is closer to being finalized and ADOT wants to know what you think of the draft final report.

Don’t know how closely you’ve been tracking ADOT’s Twitter feed lately, but something big just happened over there. At about 7 a.m. today, ADOT’s 20,000th Tweet went out to the masses!

The State Fair has been an Arizona institution since before Arizona was even a state. It got its start 128 years ago when a group of early settlers worked together and planned an event featuring agricultural exhibits, home economic displays and even some pony races, according to the Arizona State Fair’s official website.

The Munds Park traffic interchange on I-17 has come a long way since we first checked in on construction...

If you liked the list of five electrical maintenance tasks regularly performed by ADOT crews we shared last month, you’re in luck today …

For all you readers in northern Gila County, we’ve got some news for you … ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division is opening a new office in Payson.

Nobody enjoys being stuck in traffic, but depending on the time and location of your daily commute, backups are sometimes tough to avoid ...

Most drivers are probably familiar with pavement markers ... Nothing new there, but did you know that the markers can vary depending on their location?

Next time you’re traveling uphill only to get stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle or truck, you’ll appreciate the concept of a climbing lane ...

If you’re familiar with the stretch of southbound I-17 just south of Camp Verde, you know there’s a bit of a steep climb involved for a few miles of the drive ...

Motorcycle-crash deaths in Arizona rose 59 percent between 2010 and 2011, an alarming statistic ADOT Director John Halikowski spoke of during a safety event held yesterday in Gilbert ...

Time sure does fly ... Construction started on the Loop 303/I-10 interchange project last winter, but now, only about one year later, work on the future freeway-to-freeway connection is 50 percent complete!

ADOT Construction Manual. We were perusing the ADOT Construction Manual just recently and we came across a passage that terrifically sums up ADOT’s Project Development Process.

When it comes to conducting business with ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division, customers have more than one alternative ...

When developing a future route, ADOT planners don’t just guess where the road should go. Instead, they depend on detailed data and planning analysis tools to make their decisions …