The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won 11 quality pavement awards from the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA).
ALDOT took home the honors during the 66th annual Quality Pavement Awards at the Association’s Officer Installation Luncheon and Pavement Awards Ceremony on Dec. 12, 2025.
Each year, the Association’s asphalt paving contractors submit paving projects...
Read More "ALDOT wins Quality Pavement Awards from AAPA"District 43 Administrator Jamie Davis and her team overcame their share of adversity in 2025.
In addition to flooding, a tornado, plus their gas warehouse catching fire, the group worked through two winter weather events.
“None of us had ever really worked a snow and ice storm. We had 2 within, like, 2 weeks,” Davis…
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Beginning Monday, Jan. 12, the I-65 south exit 168 (South Boulevard) off ramp will be closed.
The closure will be in place to complete the concrete installation on the off ramp in a safer manner.
The following signed detour will be in place until work is complete:
Exit I-65 south at exit 167 (US-80) Turn…Read More “Update: I-65 south exit 168 off ramp closing Monday”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced today it is moving forward with a project to make drainage improvements along U.S. Highway 84 in the Shiloh community in Coffee County.
The project is part of a joint effort by ALDOT and the Federal Highway Administration to address drainage concerns raised by residents and meet commitments…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) team of nearly four dozen serving the Hollis Crossroads District relies on its leaders.
Administrator William Whaley believes they bring unity to the job and provide a high level of efficiency to the taxpayers.
“They’ll complete a goal and they’re not wasting time. They go out there with the…
Read More “Hollis Crossroads District tackles bigger projects with unifying leadership”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa to discuss a potential intersection improvement and access management project on SR-69 from Mimosa Park Road to the I-20/59 interchange.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won 11 quality pavement awards from the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA).
ALDOT took home the honors during the 66th annual Quality Pavement Awards at the Association’s Officer Installation Luncheon and Pavement Awards Ceremony on Dec. 12, 2025.
Each year, the Association’s asphalt paving contractors submit paving projects…
The next phase of I-59 widening project in Trussville will affect daily commutes early next week. The upcoming I-59 lane shift will start on the evening of January 6, 2026, weather permitting.
ALDOT is moving traffic to the outside lanes to kick off the job’s northbound construction.
This will impact traffic in the area in…
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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 a modern structure designed to better serve current and future traffic needs.
The project is expected to…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to replace the SR-14 bridge over the Sipsey River south of Aliceville to improve mobility and safety.
The existing bridge has reached the end of its service life and will be replaced with a modern structure designed to better serve current and future traffic needs.
The project is…
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Alexander City District Administrator Craig Phillips paid his ALDOT dues at a very young age.
He spent one summer as a labor intern as the teen son of a veteran employee
The work ethic he learned was probably more valuable than his wage.
“Started out around $4.25, $4.28, something like that an hour, as a…
Read More “Alexander City District maintains roadways as a tight knit family”
