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Still working: ALDOT district administrator turns 80

ALDOT Dutton District Administrator Curtis Lowe turns 80 this weekend.

Lowe joined ALDOT straight out of high school on May 26, 1964, two months before his 18th birthday.

“I graduated one night, and I went to work in the morning,” said Lowe, who started as an engineering assistant on the construction of I-59 in Attalla.

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To rehabilitate the Tennessee River Bridges, the contractor, Cekra, first rigged scaffolding to access work areas.

Motorists should expect single-lane closures for rehabilitation work on the northbound I-65 Tennessee River Bridge each weekend in October, beginning this Friday.

The contractor will close the outside lane about 6 p.m. on Fridays and reopen it about 5 a.m. on Mondays.

Please expect delays on the northbound roadway during the weekends. Plan additional…

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Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced $3.1 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects across Alabama, highlighting her ongoing commitment to enhancing Alabama’s infrastructure.

The funding is made available under the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Annual Grant Program created by the Rebuild Alabama Act. The…

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During lane closures, northbound US-11/Gault Avenue through traffic will be detoured to First Street to Godfrey Avenue then to Fifth Street NE in Fort Payne.

A sidewalk improvement project on US-11/Gault Avenue in Fort Payne will start Monday, weather permitting.  

The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) project will install Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks and curb ramps from First Street to Third Street North. The project also includes drainage work and curb and gutter replacement.

Through the end of the…

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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won three top communication awards from an organization representing state transportation agencies across the country.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won three top communication awards from an organization representing state transportation agencies across the country.

ALDOT took home the honors during the recent annual meeting of TransComm, the communications committee for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a national nonprofit group that represents…

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ALDOT will repair the SR-91 bridge over Dorsey Creek starting Friday, Oct. 4.

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to close SR-91 just south of Arkadelphia in Cullman County for 10 days for a bridge repair.

SR-91 in the immediate area of the bridge at Dorsey Creek will be completely closed to traffic beginning about 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, and will remain closed for the duration of…

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(Montgomery, Ala.) With evacuation orders issued in some Florida counties, highways across southern Alabama are open and available to move people to safer areas as Hurricane Helene moves toward landfall. 

The Alabama Department of Transportation designates at least a dozen roadways coming north or west out of Florida as hurricane evacuation routes. You can view…

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