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ALDOT awards more than $3.1 Million in Airport Grants

ALDOT has awarded more than $3.1 million in state grants for improvement projects at 11 local airports through the Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program.

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ALDOT reopens SR-63 at US-280 in Alexander City following a bridge replacement project.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has reopened SR-63 to traffic at US-280 following a bridge replacement project in Alexander City.

Closed since May 2025, the upgraded corridor offers a new bottomless arch bridge culvert over Sugar Creek.  It is 120 feet long, 36 feet wide and 17 feet tall.

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Resurfacing and traffic improvements to SR-46 from CR-620 to the Georgia State line

Work continues to upgrade driving conditions on SR-46 in Cleburne County. The ten-mile project stretches from CR-620 to the Georgia state line.

The new configuration includes lane reductions, dedicated turn lanes, guardrail and resurfacing. 

Through Ranburne, the former four-lane configuration has been converted into two wider travel lanes with a center turn lane.

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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) project on SR-15 (Stanley Avenue) in Andalusia begins Tuesday, Aug. 25, weather permitting.

The project will take place on SR-15 from SR-55 to US-84.   

This project includes micro-milling, resurfacing, and traffic striping.

Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT urges drivers to…

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Construction of the crossover at the north end of the $40.7 million I-50 reconstruction project, just south of Exit 205 at Collinsville in DeKalb County. Southbound traffic shifted this afternoon to the northbound roadway, via this crossover, and will remain shifted for about a year while five miles of the southbound roadway undergo reconstruction by contractor Vulcan Materials.

Southbound traffic on I-59 south of Collinsville in DeKalb County shifted this afternoon to one lane of the northbound roadway.

The southbound roadway from just south of Exit 205 at SR-68 in Collinsville to milepost 199.5 will remain closed for about a year for reconstruction.

Concrete barriers separate two-way traffic on the northbound roadway.

The closure…

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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) project on SR-196 (W. Magnolia Avenue) in Geneva begins Tuesday, Aug. 25, weather permitting.

The project will take place on SR-196 from SR-52 to SR-27.   

This project includes planing, resurfacing, and traffic striping.

Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT urges drivers…

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ALDOT is proposing to replace two sets of bridges on I-59 in St Clair County.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is proposing bridge replacements on I-59 over both Big Canoe Creek and Muckleroy Creek in St Clair County.

Both sets of spans were built in the 1960’s and their deterioration and narrow width require replacement.

The I-59 bridges over Big Canoe Creek are scheduled for replacement in 2027.

The…

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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) maintenance project to replace two pipes on SR-605 in Rehobeth and Taylor begins Monday, Aug. 24, weather permitting.

This initial work begins a broader maintenance project along the corridor with additional pipe replacements on SR-605 scheduled later.

ALDOT remains in constant communication and coordination with the Town of Rehobeth,…

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