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ALDOT and Lutzie 43 Foundation bring safe driving summit to Houston County students

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the Lutzie 43 Foundation are partnering to host a Safe Driving Summit on December 12, 2025, for Houston County Schools. The Summit aims to educate local high school students about the critical importance of making safe driving choices.

“The Safe Driving Summit – a partnership between ALDOT and...

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is opening the newly widened I-59 southbound lanes in Trussville just in time for the holiday shopping season.

Motorists can enjoy the improved 3.5-mile section between Chalkville Mountain Road and I-459 on starting Friday, November 21, 2025.

Originally scheduled to open by Thanksgiving, work progressed enough to expedite the…

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ALDOT Engineers meet with members of the Mobile Area Association of Realtors

Engineers from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Southwest Region recently met with members of the Mobile Area Association of Realtors to share updates on major infrastructure projects shaping growth in Mobile County and along the Gulf Coast.

The presentation gave real estate professionals insight into road and bridge projects that are improving travel across…

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A temporary bridge will carry traffic over Daniels Branch on SR-273 while ALDOT's contractor demolishes and replaces the existing bridge.

Traffic on SR-273/Blue Pond Road in Cherokee County will cross via a temporary bridge during replacement of the bridge over Daniels Branch, north of Leesburg.

A short diversion road connects the temporary bridge to the highway. The bridge over Daniels Branch was constructed 100 years ago.

The $5.7 million project to demolish and replace the…

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A contractor for ALDOT will paint the "useless" overpass on US-231/SR-53/South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville to help to protect the bridge and extend its useful life.

New paint will help extend the useful life of what many Huntsville residents refer to as the “useless overpass.”

Cekra Inc., working on a $420,000 contract, will paint the overpass on US-231/SR-53/South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville as well as an overpass on I-759 in Gadsden.

Paint helps protect steel parts of a bridge from…

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ALDOT engineers in Mobile engage with job applicants.

Engineers from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) visited the Alabama Career Center in Mobile recently for a job fair sponsored by the Alabama Department of Workforce.

The event gave local residents a chance to learn about and apply for jobs at ALDOT.

Meet ALDOT’s Team

At the fair, ALDOT engineers answered questions, handed…

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The opening of the recently-reconstructed segment of the northbound I-59 roadway included reopening the northbound ramps of Exit 239 at County Road 140.

A four-mile segment of the reconstructed northbound I-59 roadway near the Georgia state line opened to traffic today. The opening marks the halfway point for a $41 million project to reconstruct part of I-59 in DeKalb County.

The roadway opening between mileposts 237 and 241 included reopening the northbound on- and off-ramps of Exit 239…

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