With peak holiday travel season underway, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes from Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at noon until Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. and from Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 at noon until Friday, January 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Alabama roadways will...
Read More "ALDOT announces no temporary lane closures for holiday travel"Weather permitting, on Sunday, June 22, at 10:30 p.m., US-31 in Vestavia Hills will be closed from Waldridge Road to Merryvale Road to set a pedestrian bridge. Lanes will re-open by 6 a.m. the following morning.
Local traffic only will be allowed to detour on Waldridge Road and Merryvale Road per Vestavia Hills.
Motorists are…
Read More “Setting the pedestrian bridge across US-31 in Jefferson County”
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will periodically close the southbound entrance and/or exit ramps at the I-65/SR-160 interchange to perform paving operations.
The southbound ramps are expected to be re-opened by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10.
For the closure of the exit ramp…Read More “Planned ramp closures on I-65 SB, in Blount County”
Nighttime resurfacing of SR-67/Beltline Road in Decatur will begin the evening of Sunday, June 8, weather permitting.
Grayson Carter and Son, the contractor on the $3.3 million project, will resurface nearly five miles of SR-67 from US-31/Sixth Avenue Southeast to SR-24/Gordon Terry Parkway.
Nightly lane closures
Motorists should expect lane closures from 6 p.m. to…
Read More “Nighttime resurfacing of SR-67 in Decatur to start”
Significant progress is underway on the I-65 widening project in Calera as part of the Alabama Department of Transportation’s ongoing efforts to improve traffic flow, safety, and capacity along this heavily traveled corridor.
Contractors are grading the median of I-65, a critical phase of work that sets the foundation for additional lanes. Crews will construct…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to close the Welcome Center on I-20 westbound near Milepost 213 the morning of June 9th .
The Welcome Center is contracted for renovation, addition, new lighting, and resurfacing. The Welcome Center will remain closed until completion, which is estimated to be February 2027.
Motorists should adjust accordingly….
Read More “Planned welcome center closure on I-20 westbound”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues to make significant strides on the Linden Bypass, the first phase of the West Alabama Highway initiative introduced by Governor Kay Ivey in 2021.
This transformative project enhances safety, boosts regional connectivity and drives economic opportunities in rural Alabama.
Designed to alleviate congestion in downtown Linden, the…
Read More “Linden Bypass Project Update: Progress on the West Alabama Highway Initiative”
The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1, and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is ready. Our team works closely with emergency agencies to help keep you safe and informed before, during and after a storm — especially in coastal areas like Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Here’s how ALDOT prepares and what you…
Read More “ALDOT ready for 2025 Hurricane Season in South Alabama”
This is the first in a series highlighting the people and work behind all eight districts that make up ALDOT’s West Central Region.
In the rolling hills of northwest Alabama, where highways stretch for miles and the pace never truly slows, a tight-knit team of public servants quietly keeps one of the state’s largest linear-mile…
Read More “Hamilton District: where pride drives performance”
Beginning at approximately 9 a.m., Thursday, May 29, weather permitting, U.S. Steel will be performing Railroad Bridge inspections on I-20/I-59 northbound.
This operation will require a lane to be closed during bridge inspections. The bridges will be inspected between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Motorists are requested to use alternate routes, adjust arrival/departure times, observe…
Read More “Planned lane closure on I-20/I-59 NB, in Jefferson County”
Construction is now in full swing on the new Tensaw River Bridge along the US-90/US-98 Causeway near Battleship Memorial Park.
Drivers passing through may have noticed barges, cranes and other heavy equipment moving across the water each day.
Traffic on the US-90 Causeway westbound approaching the Tensaw River Bridge construction.
The Alabama Department of Transportation…
Read More “Update: Tensaw River Bridge Replacement Underway”
