Following notification of the grant awards to the Alabama Congressional Delegation, Governor Kay Ivey today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded a $550 million discretionary grant from the Bridge Investment Program to the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project.
The major grant award is believed to be one of the largest...
Read More "Ivey: $550 Million coming to Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project"The Alabama Department of Transportation painting and rehabilitation project on the Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge in Tallassee will have a continuous lane closure beginning Saturday, March 16 at approximately 7 a.m., weather permitting.
The contractor will be placing the bridge deck overlay at that time to complete the work needed on the bridge deck. The…
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Work to improve the US-431 railroad crossing near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden, originally scheduled to start Wednesday, has been postponed until later this week. OmniTRAX, operator of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, anticipates a delay of one or two days.
The ALDOT-administered project will reconstruct the track crossing surface with precast…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation is repairing a minor landslide on SR-67 in Morgan County.
Movement of material in the slope near mile marker 33 in Priceville in recent months caused a depression in the pavement.
Crews braced the slope with stone Monday to reduce further movement. Wednesday, they will mill and repave a section…
An intersection on busy US-231/US-431 in Huntsville will undergo periodic closures overnight early next week for utility work related to the future Huntsville Northern Bypass.
Huntsville Utilities said electric operations crews will intermittently close the intersection of US-231/US-431 and Bob Wade Lane between 9 p.m. Sunday, March 17, and 6 a.m. Monday, March 18, while…
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Norfolk Southern closed the railroad crossing on SR-35/Fifth Avenue in Fort Payne this morning for track repairs and improvements. The closure between US-11/Gault Avenue and Godfrey Avenue is expected to extend into Wednesday afternoon.
Detours From US-11, traffic bound for SR-35 is detoured to First Street to Godfrey Avenue. From SR-35, traffic bound for US-11…Read More “Fort Payne rail crossing to remain closed Wednesday”
The Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank (ATIB) is an ALDOT program that provides government units with low-interest loans to help fund transportation projects within the state. The goal is to leverage state and federal funds, accelerate priority transportation projects, spur economic development, and assist local governments with their transportation needs.
The ATIB provides a low-cost means…
Several Alabama Department of Transportation operations will take place on I-65 in north Alabama this week, including hot mix pothole patching, guardrail repairs, and core sampling. ALDOT is planning these operations for the middle of the week to limit lane closures to off-peak travel hours on the days anticipated to have the lightest traffic volume.
…Read More “Expect work on I-65 in North Alabama Tuesday and Wednesday”
Work will soon begin on a more than $4 million paving project on SR-69 in Marshall County.
The project includes milling and resurfacing about five miles of four- to five-lane highway from Holbrook drive near Arab to Nuel Road in Guntersville.
Weather permitting, a subcontractor will install work zone signs Tuesday, reducing the speed limit…
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A new state law aims to drive down vehicle-related fatalities caused by distracted driving. Beginning in June of 2024, state and local law enforcement can issue tickets to anyone making a call, sending a text, browsing the web, or watching or recording videos with a phone in their hands. In other words, drive hands-free or…
Read More “Phones down, hands on the wheel: It’s Alabama’s law”
A Friday morning crash involving a commercial vehicle on I-65 close to mile marker 313, near Vinemont in Cullman County, left a tangled section of guardrail blocking the southbound lanes and approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled on the pavement.
An ALDOT crew responded quickly to the 8 a.m. wreck, cutting the damaged…
Read More “ALDOT responds to clear I-65 following crash in Cullman County”
