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ALDOT operators put skills to the test at 2026 State ROADeo

The Alabama Department of Transportation’s annual State ROADeo took place Wednesday, May 13, in Montgomery, bringing together the Department’s top heavy equipment operators from across the state.

Competitors earned their place at the state event after winning their respective area ROADeo competitions. Once in Montgomery, operators faced a series of precision-based challenges designed to test...

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Jun 09, 2026

Gadsden interstate ramp closures planned for paving

The ramp from I-759 westbound to I-59 southbound, shown here in a 2025 file photo, is one of three interchange ramps scheduled for paving by ALDOT crews.

Expect interstate ramp closures in the Gadsden area on upcoming dates for maintenance paving by ALDOT.

The planned closures, and suggested alternate routes follow:

On Thursday June 11, ALDOT will shut down the I-59 northbound ramp to I-759 eastbound at Exit 182 from 8:30 a.m. to about 3 p.m. Northbound I-59 traffic can continue to…Read More “Gadsden interstate ramp closures planned for paving”

Jun 09, 2026

ALDOT preparing for record year of Alabama airport investment

State and federal aviation investments are helping modernize Alabama airports through runway rehabilitation and infrastructure upgrades.

The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Aeronautics Bureau is preparing for another record year of investment in Alabama’s airport system. Recently, ALDOT met with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airports District Office in Jackson, Mississippi, to begin coordinating fiscal year 2027 airport projects and funding priorities between the two agencies.

FY2027 planning process underway

Alabama airports…

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Jun 08, 2026

ALDOT to widen SR-53 in Harvest

The $5.3 million project will expand the highway to five lanes for about one mile, from Taurus Drive, just north of Jeff Road, to Harvest Road.

Widening to add lanes on SR-53 in the Harvest area of Madison County will soon begin.

The $5.3 million project will expand the highway to five lanes for about one mile, from Taurus Drive, just north of Jeff Road, to Harvest Road. This segment of SR-53 carries about 19,000 vehicles daily.

Additionally, the project…

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Jun 05, 2026

Resurfacing of US-431 in Albertville to start

Nighttime resurfacing of US-431 in Albertville will begin the evening of Sunday, June 14.

Nighttime resurfacing of four miles of US-431 in Albertville will begin the evening of Sunday, June 14, weather permitting.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $3 million project, will mill and pave the divided four-lane highway from south of SR-75 at Miller Street to Brashers Chapel Road.

Nightly lane closures

Motorists should expect single-lane closures…

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Jun 05, 2026

ALDOT to resume resurfacing of Skyland Boulevard

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resume nighttime resurfacing on Skyland Boulevard (US-11) starting Monday, June 8. The project will continue from McFarland Boulevard (US-82) to Pleasant Hill Drive in Tuscaloosa.

The project will also include left-turn lane lengthening and enhancements at Hargrove Road, Palisades Drive and Cypress Creek Avenue.

The contractor previously…

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Jun 04, 2026

I-59/20 resurfacing near Fairfield wrapping up

ALDOT is wrapping up a two-mile resurfacing job on I-59/20 near Fairfield in Jefferson County.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is finishing its two-mile resurfacing project on a busy stretch of I-59/20.

In February, crews began the job to smooth out the interstate between Fairfield Boulevard and Valley Road.

This was the driving surface condition of I-59/20 near Fairfield in January 2026.

Drivers are now enjoying the newly finished…

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Jun 02, 2026

Girders set for Mitchell Boulevard Bridge

Miller & Miller today installed bridge girders for the Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence.

Miller & Miller today installed bridge girders for the replacement of the northbound half of the US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence.

The six 137-foot girders — long, horizontal beams that will support the future bridge deck — each weigh 52.3 tons. 

With southbound traffic temporarily stopped, a pair of cranes lifted the girders…

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