The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is actively preparing for a potentially high impact winter weather event this coming weekend. Hazardous conditions, including snow and ice, are expected to develop, and ALDOT is monitoring forecasts and coordinating with our partners in an effort to prepare and respond as effectively as possible.
While forecasts are constantly...
Read More "ALDOT preparing for upcoming winter weather"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has completed repairs on SR-41 between Hybart and Franklin following a landslide. The road will reopen to traffic on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.
Completed guard rail on SR-41 in Monroe County Crews will complete striping on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The detour, in place since Sept. 9, 2024, will…Read More “SR-41 landslide repair in Monroe County completed”
Drive Safe Alabama is a lead broadcast sponsor of the Alabama High School Athletic Association State Basketball Championships this week in Birmingham.
The State Basketball Championships begin on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center – Legacy Arena with 42 semifinals and finals games spread across six days.
Through the AHSAA partnership with Drive Safe…
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ALDOT will repair the SR-127 Elk River relief bridge north of Elkmont in Limestone County next week.
Crews will remove and replace a section of concrete in the deck of the relief bridge just north of the Elk River bridge, near Leggtown Road.
ALDOT will close the northbound lane of SR-127 in the area…
As construction to widen US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County continues, ALDOT advises motorists to expect nightly lane closures for about two weeks.
Asphalt leveling by Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will impact traffic beginning the evening of Monday, Feb. 24. Motorists should expect single-lane closures in either direction between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. each…
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A major resurfacing project on I-59 in the Gadsden area will start the evening of Sunday, Feb. 23, weather permitting. ALDOT advises motorists to expect lane closures from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.
The $7.9 million project with contractor Vulcan Materials will include milling and resurfacing of both roadways from the…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is highlighting its regional engineers during National Engineers Week, which is about celebrating today’s achievements and paving the way for a brighter and more diverse future in engineering.
For more than three decades, Matthew Ericksen has played a key role in shaping Alabama’s infrastructure as part of the Alabama…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the southbound (right) lane of Hwy 31 in Vestavia in Jefferson County for tree removal at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, weather permitting.
The tree removal will be between MP 225.948 and MP 237.530.
The lane is expected to re-open by 4:00 p.m.
Motorists are requested…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is highlighting its regional engineers during National Engineers Week, which is about celebrating today’s achievements and paving the way for a brighter and more diverse future in engineering.
North Region Engineer Curtis Vincent joined ALDOT in 1988. Vincent served as a project engineer, design engineer, assistant division engineer in…
Though snowfall across much of north Alabama caused few travel issues today, moisture remaining on pavements may refreeze, forming hazardous “black ice” overnight.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) advises motorists to drive slowly and cautiously.
As temperatures drop tonight, bridges are likely to experience icing first, but “black ice” concerns are not limited to…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is celebrating National Engineers Week by recognizing the dedicated regional engineers who work to ensure safe and efficient travel across the state.
In the Southeast Region, Josh Kervin is the youngest and newest region engineer, having assumed the role on Jan. 16, 2025.
Kervin earned a degree in civil…
