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Public invited to Southeast Region transportation planning meeting

The Alabama Department of Transportation’s Southeast Region will host a transportation planning meeting on July 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. ALDOT encourages the public to attend, discuss and comment on the Statewide Transportation Plan (SWTP). Comments received during the meeting will help shape Alabama’s next Statewide Transportation Plan.

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will begin temporary lane closures for the Pike Road roundabout project on Tues., Sept. 2.

The lane closures will be at the I-85/SR-126/US-80 intersection to further progress the project. The lane closures will be in place nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. until work is complete, approximately three nights.   

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resurface a stretch of Skyland Boulevard (US-11) from SR-69 to Pleasant Hill Drive in Tuscaloosa.

The 5.24-mile nighttime project will also include left turn lane lengthening and enhancements at Hargrove Road, Palisades Drive and Cypress Creek Avenue.

Work is scheduled to begin Sunday, Sept. 7 and will…

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One lane of I-20 eastbound remains closed for bridge repairs near Oxford in Calhoun County.

Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews shut down the right lane between mileposts 190-192 on Monday, Aug. 25.

During the repair, Exit 191 at the project site remains open.

Tuesday afternoon, the maintenance team had made significant progress replacing the…

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An ALDOT resurfacing project on US-331 in Luverne begins Wednesday, August 27.

The project on US-331 from Richburg Hill Road to Fourth Street in Luverne includes resurfacing and traffic striping.

Travelers should expect lane closures and adhere to the posted speed limit throughout the project. ALDOT urges drivers to plan accordingly for delays and be…

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Crews resurface the Chalkville Mountain Road southbound ramps off I-59.

Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews have reopened the southbound Chalkville Mountain Road (Exit 141) ramps off I-59 in Trussville.

ALDOT has worked to meet a goal to reopen the busy ramps by August 29 and finished three days early.  

In July, ALDOT shut down the ramps as part of the larger 3.8-mile widening…

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Map showing the project limits on US-80 in Russell County

The contractor for an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project began installing cable rail and making repairs to damaged guardrail on US-80 in Phenix City today.

Crews will be working on US-80 from US-280 to the Chattahoochee River Bridge. Work is expected to take approximately two to three weeks. 

Motorists should expect lane closures…

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Map depicting the area of the proposed project along AL-235 in Talladega County.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at the Childersburg Church of Christ to discuss a potential project on SR-235 involving plans for a road diet on approximately 9 miles of the highway.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m….

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The Alabama Department of Transportation will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Closures will be suspended from Friday, August 29, at noon through Monday, Sept. 1, at 11:59 p.m.

The suspension is to help reduce traffic congestion and improve safety with more people traveling during the holiday….

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