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Move Over Law protects more than emergency responders

Most drivers are familiar with Alabama’s Move Over Law and understand they must move over or slow down when approaching a stopped police car, fire truck or ambulance displaying emergency lights. What many may not realize is that the law extends far beyond emergency responders.

Alabama’s John Hubbard Move Over Act also protects road maintenance...

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May 26, 2026

ALDOT planning final US-280 closure at Pump House Road for bridge girder installation

ALDOT set to close all US-280 lanes at Pump House Road for final bridge girder installation.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is planning the final total US-280 closure at Pump House Road to set the last two bridge girders.  

On Friday, June 5, crews will shut down all US-280 lanes in both directions at Pump House Road at 11 p.m. 

Westbound lanes will remain closed through the morning of…

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May 26, 2026

ALDOT inspects the iconic General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge

Daniel Campbell, Dustin Thweatt and Dejuan Robinson in the manlift inspecting the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge.

On March 30, 2026, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), started an eight-month inspection of the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge, also known as the “Delta Bridge.” (Some locals have nicknamed it after a very famous country music artist…)

The bridge is more than six miles long and carries four lanes of I-65 traffic across…

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May 21, 2026

Reconstruction of I-59S near state line ahead

The project to reconstruct and rehabilitate the southbound I-59 roadway extends from the state line nearly to Fort Payne.

Alabama Welcome Center to close for first phase of work

A $47.5 million project for reconstruction and rehabilitation of 16 miles of I-59 southbound near the Georgia state line will begin after Memorial Day.

From the state line to about a mile north of the US-11 overpass in Fort Payne, contractor Wiregrass Construction will demolish and replace about 10 miles of the roadway and…

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May 19, 2026

ALDOT halts temporary lane closures on interstates for Memorial Day holiday

Road construction will not hinder travelers during the Memorial Day holiday.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes from Friday, May 22, 2026 at noon until Monday, May 25, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Alabama roadways will experience higher traffic volumes during the holiday, and the suspension is…

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May 19, 2026

SR-67 resurfacing starts

Resurfacing of SR-67 south of SR-36 in Morgan County began this week.

The $1 million project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will resurface 4.4 miles of the two-lane highway from south of Pines Road in the Florette community to SR-36 south of Somerville.

Please expect daily single-lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers or…

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May 18, 2026

SR-77 resurfacing underway outside Ashland in Clay County

ALDOT is smoothing out a 7.6-mile portion of SR-77 in western Clay County.

ALDOT is resurfacing SR-77 in western Clay County outside of Ashland.

Crews began replacing the old driving surface with the first layer of asphalt in recent weeks.

The project will provide a smoother 7.6-mile ride for drivers from Idaho Road to the Talladega County line.  

Single-lane closures will be required during the daytime milling and…

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May 15, 2026

SR-50 crossing over Wind Creek in Tallapoosa County is complete

The new crossing is located about two miles east of the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Plant.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has finished replacing the SR-50 bridge over Wind Creek in Tallapoosa County.  

The $3.4 million crossing upgrade began in mid-2024. 

It is located two miles east of the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Plant.  

The SR-50 bridge over Wind Creek carries about 1,400 vehicles daily.

Crews shifted traffic…

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May 14, 2026

SR-79 bridge replacement in Locust Fork nearing completion

Traffic began travelling on the new SR-79 bridge over the Blackburn Fork in April 2025.

The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) work to replace the SR-79 bridge over the Blackburn Fork of the Little Warrior River is nearing completion.

The $9.2 million job upgrading the crossing on the northern tip of Locust Fork kicked off in the summer of 2024.

The project stretched nearly one mile and included building new approaches…

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