An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project on SR-165 in Russell County begins Tuesday, April 15, weather permitting.
The project will take place on SR-165 from SR-208 to New Hope Church Road.
This project includes micro-milling, resurfacing, and traffic stripe.
Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT…
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Weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will inspect the I-20 bridge over the Coosa River beginning at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15.
This operation will require a lane to be closed during the bridge inspection. The bridge will be inspected between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Motorists should use alternate routes,…
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He’s bold. He’s bright. He’s 100% cones, barrels and barriers. And he’s really hard to miss.
That’s right, W.Z. Flagger — the towering 30-foot-tall mascot of ALDOT’s Southwest Region — is back to spread an important message during National Work Zone Awareness Week (April 21–25). If you’re traveling through the Alabama Welcome Center on I-10…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced the substantial completion of the US-82 widening project in Prattville. This infrastructure improvement enhances a key thoroughfare for local and regional traffic. This project, funded by the Rebuild Alabama Act, underscores the state’s commitment to critical transportation improvements.
A ribbon-cutting was held today at First Pentecostal Church in…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a free basic traffic incident management class for first responders on Tuesday, April 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The class will take place at the Smart Communities and Innovation Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Ken Colvert, ALDOT’s Traffic Management Center manager and retired…
Beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation will make guardrail repairs on I-65 NB and SB in Shelby County.
Details are as follows: Between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. at various times, crews will close segments of the outside (right) and inside (left) lanes of I-65 at…Read More “Planned lane closures on I-65 in Shelby County”
Motorists may experience a change in traffic patterns this week due to work to improve safety at an Etowah County intersection.
The $694,892 project to convert US-411 at Appalachian Highway near Turkeytown from a conventional intersection to a reduced conflict intersection (RCI) began in February.
The project includes construction of U-turn lanes and loons —…
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ALDOT will hold in-person and online public involvement meetings this month for a proposed road widening project in DeKalb County.
The project would construct additional lanes on about two miles of SR-75 in Rainsville north of SR-35. It would transform the corridor into a five-lane highway from Ranch Road to the intersection with Church Avenue…
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New and improved lighting will soon illuminate the US-31 bridge and causeway crossing the Tennessee River in Decatur.
Work by the City of Decatur’s contractor to replace roadway lighting on northbound US-31 will require lane closures next week. Weather permitting, Shoals Electric will close the outside northbound lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily,…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) recently brought the exciting world of engineering to Banks Elementary School.
ALDOT employees Justin Palmer, Cade Mobley and Daryl Calhoun engaged students in a hands-on lesson about bridges and the importance of strong structures. This visit showed the real-world impact of their work.
This was a part of ALDOT’s…
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