ADOT Blog

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.

As you can see in the video below, 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…

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.

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 …

Just in time for the Christmas and New Year holidays, ADOT has completed the new Cordes Junction ‘flyover’ bridge, which is now open to traffic!

As you can see in the video above, work to replace the San Pedro River Bridge is in full swing…

Road maintenance is about more than just paving roads and fixing guardrail ...

Readers of this blog know ADOT is the agency that often allocates federal grant funds to different entities from across the state (schools, communities, etc.) for transportation-related projects …

Rain, snow and cooler temperatures are all in the state’s forecast this weekend, which means motorists could face some driving conditions they don’t deal with too often ...

A different sight greeted the staff at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport on Dec. 3 when instead of tourist helicopters, two U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters landed to engage in their annual mission to deliver toys and food to members of the Havasupai Tribe who live at the bottom of the canyon ...