A contractor will tentatively begin work next week to construct additional lanes on about one mile of SR-35 in Section.
The $9.6 million project will widen the three-lane highway to five lanes — two through lanes in each direction and a center turn lane — from Williams Street to north of Scenic Drive.
The…
A contractor is installing the first dynamic message signs on I-65 in north Alabama this week. One DMS went into place earlier this week, and a second will be installed tonight.
The message signs are part of ALDOT’s $2.5 million advanced corridor management project on I-65. The project ranges from Exit 334 at SR-67 in…
A $1.9 million resurfacing project on SR-20 in Lawrence County will begin Monday, April 6, weather permitting.
Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will mill, resurface and stripe more than five miles of the divided four-lane highway from west of Kirby Road in Hillsboro to SR-33 in Courtland.
Expect lane closures
Motorists should expect daily single-lane…
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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…
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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ALDOT repaired a large sinkhole beside SR-101 north of Lexington in Lauderdale County last week.
The sinkhole measured more than 20 feet deep and appeared to enter a cave or tunnel.
On Thursday, March 12, ALDOT maintenance personnel filled the sinkhole with 22 tons of stone and capped it with nine cubic yards of concrete.
New signs installed on I-65 will help motorists find their way on about about 50 miles of the interstate.
The sign replacement project with contractor Superior Traffic Control replaced 72 signs from south of the Morgan County line in Cullman County to the state line in Limestone County at a cost of about $800,000.
The…
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Northbound traffic on US-43/US-72 will detour near the Mitchell Boulevard bridge beginning Thursday, March 19.
After rerouting northbound traffic, contractor Miller & Miller can begin demolition of the northbound side of the bridge over SR-20. The $7.2 million project will replace the 88-year-old bridge one half at a time.
Northbound detour route
All US-43 northbound/US-72 eastbound…
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Work will begin Monday, March 16, to improve traffic operations on Church Street, US-411 and SR-77 in Rainbow City.
The $1.1 million project with contractor Temple J Electric includes installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Church Street and SR-77 as well as upgrades to signal and detection equipment at several nearby signals.
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Painting of the Veterans Memorial Bridges on US-431 over the Tennessee River in Guntersville may begin next week.
ALDOT’s contractor, Cekra Inc., will paint the structural steel and rails of both half-mile long bridges. The faded green will be coated with battleship gray. The $6.7 million project will also include repairs to joints on the…
