This May marks 18 years since Tammy Evers began her career with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), a path that has come full circle back to Evergreen, where she now serves as District Administrator for District 93.
Evers started with ALDOT as a Civil Engineering Graduate in District 93, working in construction before moving...
Read More "Teamwork drives success in ALDOT’s District 93 "This article has been updated on Feb. 26, 2026 to reflect the County Road 23 intersection closure.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to replace the US-278 bridge over Bogue Creek in Sulligent to improve mobility and safety.
The existing bridge has reached the end of its service life and will be replaced with…
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Replacement of the US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence will begin soon. ALDOT advises motorists to prepare for lane closures and detours for the next two years, during demolition of the 88-year-old bridge and construction of a larger, safer bridge in its place.
The Mitchell Boulevard bridge is about half a mile north of the…
Motorists traveling on US-80 at the Marler Road intersection will experience a shift in traffic patterns beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Traffic on US-80 will transition to the south side of the future roundabout. Traffic on Marler Road will also shift to the roundabout but will remain in a stop condition.
The traffic shift allows contractors…
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Work is underway on the long-awaited Homewood DDI project.
The $23M Diverging Diamond Interchange will upgrade traffic flow at Exit 256 on I-65 at Lakeshore Parkway (SR-149).
The contract was awarded to Gillespie Construction, with an 80/20 funding partnership with the City of Homewood.
The long-awaited DDI at I-65 and Lakeshore Parkway is officially under…Read More “Homewood Diverging Diamond Interchange work begins at I-65 and Lakeshore Parkway”
Work to build Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange, or DDI, is reaching a significant milestone.
Next week, ALDOT will install girders for the new eastbound bridge over I-59/20 at McAshan Dive in McCalla, weather permitting.
To set the girders on the southbound side, crews will use rolling roadblocks on I-59/20 between I-459 and Exit…
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The I-10 Exit 44 ramp closure will affect the eastbound Interstate 10 ramp to Loxley overnight for lighting work.
Closure details:
Date: Sunday night, Feb. 22, 2026
Time: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Location: Eastbound I-10 ramp at Exit 44 (Loxley)
Reason: Installation of high-mast light pole fixtures. Poles must be lowered and reinstalled.
Detour information:
Eastbound I-10…
Work to install new signal upgrades at SR-69 and Sunset Drive in Guntersville will begin Thursday, Feb. 19, weather permitting.
The work will take just a few days. ALDOT anticipates little impact on traffic.
The planned signal upgrades include new poles, mast arms, signal heads, pedestrian
heads, detection devices and signal retiming.
The signal upgrades are…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues to make steady progress on the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge project in Gulf Shores.
The contractor, Scott Bridge Company, will close a portion of Canal Road for five days, beginning Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, to safely install bridge painting equipment for the steel bridge girders over Canal Road,…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to temporarily close the intersection of US-82 at Sand Springs Road near Gordo next week.
The intersection is expected to close on Monday, Feb. 23 for approximately three weeks to allow for the construction of the new US-82 lanes. Drivers should seek alternate routes during this period.
This…
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The Stanley Avenue railroad crossing in Andalusia will be closed Thursday, Feb. 19, for repairs.
Pinsly Railroad Company, owner of the railroad crossing, will close the section of tracks on Stanley Avenue near Tisdale Street to complete repair work.
Motorists should seek an alternate route and plan accordingly for possible delays.
For real-time traffic…
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