The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging motorists to use extreme caution in the coming days as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing across much of the state. These conditions significantly increase the potential for what is commonly referred to as black ice to form on bridges and roadways.
Black ice is a…
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As the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues preparations for a potential winter weather event this weekend, one of the biggest challenges crews face is treating roadways when rain falls ahead of freezing temperatures.
Why rain before ice complicates roadway pretreatment
Pretreating roadways with brine or other anti-icing materials can be one of the most…
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Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Wednesday announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. This announcement comes the week after Governor Ivey touted in her state of the state address the tremendous progress being…
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Each year, employees from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) cut down, haul, install and help decorate the official state Christmas tree that sits at the top of the Capitol steps facing Dexter Avenue in Montgomery.
The State of Alabama’s official Christmas tree for the 2025 holiday season. ALDOT employees cut down the tree at…Read More “ALDOT brings official state Christmas tree from Fitzpatrick, Ala.”
When a crash or breakdown happens on the road, every minute counts.
Every minute that an incident is on the roadway, the chance of a secondary crash increases by 2.8%. The longer vehicles and responders are stopped, the longer drivers are also stuck in traffic.
That’s what makes Traffic Incident Management (TIMs) Training so important….
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging drivers to stay alert and slow down for first responders working on Alabama’s roads during Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 17-21.
Each year, ALDOT and emergency responders statewide join a national effort to improve roadway safety for first responders, from police to EMS and tow truck drivers….
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won four top communication awards from an organization representing state transportation agencies nationwide.
ALDOT took home the honors during the recent annual meeting of TransComm, the communications committee for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). AASHTO is a national nonprofit group that represents and supports…
ALDOT crews are making safe a bridge and exit ramp damaged by a steel coil that fell from a truck this afternoon at the I-65 and I-565 interchange.
The approach, deck and rail of the flyover bridge from I-565 westbound to I-65 southbound were damaged in several places.
ALDOT crews patched lightly-damaged areas but will…
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Starting today, July 21, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is starting a short-term geotechnical investigation along US-98 at Fly Creek in Fairhope. This work is an important step in the engineering planning and design of new bridges that will replace the current culvert structure.
Drill crew drilling on US-98 Drill crew drilling on US-98…Read More “Geotechnical work started today on US-98”
Alabama’s roads are getting safer, smarter and more efficient with the growing implementation of roundabouts. In the latest episode of ALDOT’s “Zero to 60” series, viewers got an in-depth look at the benefits of roundabouts and why they’re becoming an increasingly common sight across the state.
Roundabouts are a safer alternative to traditional intersections
Aaron…
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