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...
Read More "ALDOT and Lutzie 43 Foundation bring safe driving summit to Houston County students"ALDOT advises motorists to expect daytime delays due to paving on US-72 East in Huntsville. Rogers Group will pave at the US-72 intersections with Shields Road and Moores Mill Road in Huntsville starting Thursday, Nov. 6.
Most paving on the $4 million, 6.5-mile resurfacing project from Moores Mill Road to east of the Flint River…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is reaching a significant milestone in its ongoing US-280 widening project by setting the first girders for the new Pumphouse Road Bridge.
This work requires a total traffic closure for crews to safely install the 100-foot beams across the width of the highway.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday,…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has reopened US-231 following extensive work to reinforce its foundation in St. Clair County following ongoing sinkhole impacts.
ALDOT contractors have finished excavating the site and filled it in with multiple layers of stone and geogrid material.
Closed Monday morning for the repair, the site reopened to traffic Tuesday…
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Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 4, crews will have temporary lane closures from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on I-65 south and north from Pintlala Creek to exit 167 (US-80).
The I-65 resurfacing project in Montgomery County requires additional daytime lane closures due to seasonal and weather conditions.
Crews began work this weekend, but continued colder weather…
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ALDOT crews will make drainage improvements at the intersection of US-31 and SR-99/Elm Street in Athens on Tuesday, Nov. 4, weather permitting.
US-31 northbound will be closed between SR-99 and I-65. Traffic intending to travel north on US-31 will be rerouted to US-72 and I-65.
Work will start about 8 a.m. ALDOT anticipates reopening US-31…
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The I-65 resurfacing project in Montgomery County will require daytime lane closures throughout the weekend beginning, Saturday, Nov. 1.
Work has been limited to the evening hours but due to seasonal and weather limitiations, daytime work is necessary to keep the project on schedule.
The resurfacing project began in August 2025 and is…
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ALDOT next week will repair a third section of the deck of the southbound US-43 bridge over Cedar Creek, south of Russellville in Franklin County.
Expect delays due to closure of the outside southbound lane of US-43 at the bridge. Weather permitting, ALDOT anticipates beginning the closure about 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, and reopening…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resurface and install guardrail on SR-28 from the intersection of County Road 21 to the intersection of US-80 near Bellamy to improve mobility and safety.
The 6.2-mile project is expected to begin Monday, Nov. 3 and will continue until spring 2026.
S.T. Bunn Construction Company was awarded…
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The City of Chickasaw, in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), is proposing to construct roundabouts at the Interstate 65 (Exit 10) northbound and southbound ramps on West Lee Street.
The project aims to improve safety by eliminating sight issues at the ramp terminals and reducing the number of conflict points that have…
Read More “Public Input sought on proposed roundabouts at I-65 and West Lee Street in Chickasaw”
One of the constant challenges District 45 crews must tackle develops below Talladega County’s roads.
“One thing that we have to deal with a lot around here is sinkholes, and, you know, a lot of counties don’t have that. Talladega in particular, a lot of limestone and everything,” ALDOT District 45 Administrator Stephen Blair said.
…Read More “Talladega District overcomes sinkholes under hands-on Administrator”
