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ALDOT bridge featured among winners in Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest

A photograph of the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge has earned statewide recognition — and it was taken by a talented young Alabamian.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) recently announced the winners of the 2026 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest. Among them is 17-year-old Joanna Junaid of Mobile, whose image of the...

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ALDOT will implement a road diet during an upcoming resurfacing project, reducing the number of through lanes on SR-168 but adding a center turn lane.

A segment of SR-168 in Boaz will get a new look this spring after going on a diet — a road diet.

ALDOT will implement the road diet as part of a $1 million resurfacing project on SR-168 from US-431 to Darnell Street.

The contractor, Vulcan Materials, anticipates beginning work on the evening of…

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2026 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest Winner

A photograph of the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge has earned statewide recognition — and it was taken by a talented young Alabamian.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) recently announced the winners of the 2026 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest. Among them is 17-year-old Joanna Junaid of Mobile, whose image of the…

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ALDOT plans to close all US-280 lanes at Pump House Road the weekend of March 20-22.

ALDOT will close all lanes of US-280 at Pump House Road to complete necessary bridge demolition in the highway’s ongoing widening project.

Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, weather permitting, crews will close all lanes of US-280 in both directions at Pump House Road.  Eastbound lanes will remain shut down through the morning…

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An ATRIP-II project will improve the intersection of SR-91 and US-31 by adding a turn lane and upgrading the signal pole on the southwest corner of the intersection to a mast arm pole like the one seen in the background.

A project to improve SR-91 at US-31 in Hanceville began this week.

The project includes widening to add a left turn lane on SR-91 northbound and relocation and replacement of the signal pole on the southwest corner of the intersection. It also includes upgrading the signal pole to a mast arm pole matching the pole…

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Opening of the first phase of the new Pump House Road Bridge is necessary before demolishing the original span.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is opening the new Pump House Road Bridge as work continues to widen US-280 between Homewood and I-459.

Starting Friday night, March 6, weather permitting, traffic will shift from the old bridge onto the first phase of the new structure over US-280.

In November, crews closed lanes to…

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The Wheeler Dam will be closed to all traffic from 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, TVA said.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today announced plans to fully close the SR-101 Tennessee River crossing for work on the Wheeler Dam bridge during an upcoming weekend.

Currently, the closure is scheduled from 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23. In the event of inclement weather, TVA may postpone the closure…

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