Alabama saw a decline in traffic fatalities in 2024, according to the newly released Alabama Crash Facts report available online at the Drive Safe Alabama Website.
The report shows 967 motor vehicle fatalities statewide, down from 975 in 2023. Total crashes also fell, from just over 143,000 in 2023 to right above 140,000 in 2024....
Read More "Crash fatalities decline in Alabama in 2024"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to close a section of SR-14 at the I-20/59 Exit 40 interchange in Eutaw to install an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) pole and camera.
Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., and continue until Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 5 a.m., weather permitting.
From 8…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resurface and install guardrail on SR-19 from the Lamar County line to the intersection of Sentry Road in Hamilton to improve mobility and safety.
The 9.8-mile project is expected to begin Monday, Sept. 22 and will continue until the end of the year, weather permitting. A pilot…
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Nighttime resurfacing of SR-157/Helton Drive in Florence will begin the evening of Sunday, Sept. 21, weather permitting.
The $1,166,350 project includes milling and resurfacing more than a mile of SR-157 from Huntsville Road to Hermitage Drive.
Nightly lane closures
The contractor, Rogers Group, will work from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday nights/Monday mornings through…
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A $6.1 million paving project on US-72 in Jackson County is underway.
The project with contractor Rogers Group includes milling and resurfacing 7.5 miles of US-72 from west of SR-35 in Scottsboro to CR-113 in Hollywood.
The project includes milling and resurfacing 7.5 miles of US-72 from just west of SR-35 in Scottsboro to…Read More “$6.1M paving project on US-72 in Jackson County underway”
ALDOT crews are working this week on SR-73 in Jackson County to repair road damage caused by a burst water pipe.
The burst water pipe under SR-73 near milepost 3, between Higdon and Bryant, washed out the subbase of the highway, according to ALDOT maintenance personnel.
ALDOT’s Guntersville Area paving crew has been milling and…
A dynamic message sign (DMS) will rise into the sky over I-565 westbound near the Triana Boulevard overpass in Huntsville on Thursday, September 25.
The DMS is the last major feature being installed as part of the $5.2 million I-565 advanced corridor management project.
The project so far added to the corridor two other…
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UPDATE: The eastbound bridge is the only one that will have a detour. US-84 westbound will remain open.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announces a temporary closure of the bridge over Choctowhatchee River on US-84 in Daleville beginning Monday, October 6.
The closure is expected to last two weeks and then reopen with…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to replace older traffic signs with new signs on I-22 from the Mississippi state line to the I-65 interchange in Birmingham.
The 96-mile project, which also includes new traffic counters in Jefferson County, is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 22, and will continue until fall 2026, weather permitting.
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Expect a temporary complete closure of the northbound US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway service road just north of Mastin Lake Road in Huntsville late tonight into early Wednesday morning.
The contractor will set six bridge girders for the north span of the overpass at Mastin Lake Road from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. During that timeframe, all…
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An Alabama Department of Transportation project to modify the intersection of US-280 and US-80 in Phenix City begins Monday, Sept. 15.
The project will include:
Widening and extending the southbound left turn lane onto US-280 Widening the westbound left turn lane onto US-80 Widening the eastbound US-80 ramp Widening the southbound turn lane on US-280…Read More “US-280, US-80 project in Phenix City begins Monday”
