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ALDOT brings official state Christmas tree from Fitzpatrick, Ala.

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."
Expect the traffic pattern on US-72/Florence Boulevard to change as the contractor shifts traffic to the outside lanes, including the new additional lanes constructed by the $24 million project.

Expect nighttime delays and brief stoppages on US-72/Florence Boulevard as traffic patterns change for the next phase of the $24 million widening project in Lauderdale County.

The contractor will shift traffic to the outside lanes, including the new additional lanes, tonight and Thursday night, Aug. 21.

Barrier installation

Following the traffic shift, the contractor will…

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Map of the location of lane closures on I-65 SB and NB in Shelby County.

Beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the inside lane of both I-65 southbound and northbound for temporary concrete barrier installation and grading work for bridge access between exit 238 (Alabaster) and milepost 236.

All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6…

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The contractor has begun work on the roadway approaching the bridge on Parker Road.

Expect single-lane nighttime closures next week on I-65 at Parker Road in Hartselle and Upper River Road in Priceville for bridge work and removal of traffic control.

Rogers Group plans to close the outside northbound lane at Parker Road about 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, for minor repairs to two bridge girders. The lane will…

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This week, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and its contractors reached a major milestone on the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Gulf Shores. Crews placed the final steel girders across the waterway, marking a big structural and visual step toward completion. The $52 million bridge project remains on track to open by summer 2026.

Read More “Update: Final steel girders set for Intracoastal Waterway Bridge”

Workers pour concrete to form the deck of the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek in Franklin County.

The new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek northeast of Red Bay in Franklin County continues to take shape.

Contractor Riley Bridge Company will pour concrete today to form the final section of the bridge deck.

Riley Bridge Company poured concrete for the next-to-last section of the bridge deck Tuesday. Weather permitting, they will pour…Read More “SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek taking shape”

Map of the project location

A $2.9 million resurfacing project on SR-20 in Lawrence County will begin Monday, Aug. 18, weather permitting.

Contractor Wiregrass Construction will mill and resurface 5.5 miles of SR-20 from west of Kirby Road in Hillsboro to the Morgan County line.

ALDOT advises motorists to expect daily single-lane closures in either direction. For real-time traffic and road…

Read More “Resurfacing of SR-20 in Lawrence County to start next week”

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