Transit drivers from across Alabama gathered for the annual ALTRANS Roadeo held on March 13 and 14, 2026. This event focuses on sharpening skills, reinforcing safety and celebrating the work happening every day on the state’s transit systems.
The Roadeo brings together drivers from rural transit agencies across Alabama for a mix of training and...
Read More "ALTRANS Roadeo Highlights Transit Safety in Alabama"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at the Lee County Meeting Center to discuss a potential project to install a reduced conflict intersection at the intersection of US-280 and Dunlop Drive to improve traffic flow and increase safety.
The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, from…
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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project on SR-87 in Coffee County begins Monday, March 30, weather permitting.
The project will take place on SR-87 from US-84 to Pea Creek in Elba.
This project includes shoulder widening and resurfacing.
Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues making progress on construction of the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Baldwin County.
Motorists can expect an important milestone soon: the anticipated opening of two lanes of traffic with a one-way traffic flow across the new bridge on or before Memorial Day.
To help drivers prepare, ALDOT…
Construction of the new bridge on SR-243 at Cedar Creek in Franklin County is progressing.
Last week, contractor Miller & Miller poured about 145 cubic yards of concrete to form the bridge deck — the future riding surface — on the single-span replacement bridge.
Concrete delivered to the site south of Russellville aboard 17 mixer…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will shift traffic at US-80 and Marler Road in Pike Road into a roundabout configuration on Wednesday, March 25.
Last month traffic was shifted to allow crews to safely complete construction of the north side of the roundabout.
Crews will still be working on the center island and preparing…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) shifted traffic onto the new bridge on SR-1 (US-431) over Cornhouse Creek.
ALDOT now begins the next phase of removing the old bridge and completing the remaining work items in the $4.16 million contract.
ALDOT shifted traffic onto the newly built bridge on SR-1 (US-431) over Cornhouse Creek on…Read More “Traffic shifted onto new SR-1 bridge over Cornhouse Creek in Randolph County”
Transit drivers from across Alabama gathered for the annual ALTRANS Roadeo held on March 13 and 14, 2026. This event focuses on sharpening skills, reinforcing safety and celebrating the work happening every day on the state’s transit systems.
The Roadeo brings together drivers from rural transit agencies across Alabama for a mix of training and…
Read More “ALTRANS Roadeo Highlights Transit Safety in Alabama”
More than two weeks remain for the public to comment on ALDOT’s proposed safety improvements on US-72 East in Madison County. You can take part in public involvement online at aldotinvolved.com.
The project extends from Shields Road in Huntsville to Brock Road.
The roughly six-mile segment of highway includes 15 intersections with named city or…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project on SR-103 in Slocomb begins Tuesday, March 24, weather permitting.
The project includes resurfacing SR-103 in Slocomb from SR-52 to the Florida state line.
Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT urges drivers to plan accordingly and be mindful of people…
Read More “Resurfacing project on SR-103 in Slocomb begins Tuesday”
The work to widen an additional eight-mile stretch of I-65 in Shelby County has reached another milestone.
Monday and Tuesday, ALDOT shifted traffic onto 1.5 miles of newly constructed inside lanes in both directions between US-31 in Calera (Exit 231) and CR-87 (Exit 234).
This allows contractor Dunn Construction to finish replacing the old bridges…
Read More “New inside lanes open near Calera as I-65 widening project makes progress”
