Alabama Welcome Center to close for first phase of work
A $47.5 million project for reconstruction and rehabilitation of 16 miles of I-59 southbound near the Georgia state line will begin after Memorial Day.
From the state line to about a mile north of the US-11 overpass in Fort Payne, contractor Wiregrass Construction will…
About 17 miles of I-59 southbound in Etowah and DeKalb counties will close Wednesday, May 13, for repairs to a crossover on an interstate reconstruction project. ALDOT anticipates the repairs taking several hours to complete.
A significant segment of the southbound I-59 roadway between Reece City and Collinsville is being reconstructed by contractor Vulcan Materials. For…
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The next phase of I-59 widening project in Trussville will affect daily commutes early next week. The upcoming I-59 lane shift will start on the evening of January 6, 2026, weather permitting.
ALDOT is moving traffic to the outside lanes to kick off the job’s northbound construction.
This will impact traffic in the area in…
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About 17 miles of I-59 in northern Etowah County and southern DeKalb County will close Friday, Dec. 19, for repairs.
A significant segment of the southbound roadway between Reece City and Collinsville is being reconstructed by contractor Vulcan Materials. During the project, both directions of traffic have been sharing the northbound roadway.
For the contractor…
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Total contracts approach $240 million
ALDOT opened bids today for an I-59 reconstruction project to replace and rehabilitate parts of the aging southbound roadway in DeKalb County. The project is expected to push the total of contracts for the corridor’s reconstruction to nearly $240 million.
The project is the sixth in an ongoing effort to…
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Another four-mile segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will close for reconstruction as a $41 million project enters its second phase.
Weather permitting, contractor Wiregrass Construction will shift traffic from the northbound roadway to the inside lane of the southbound roadway north of Hammondville either this afternoon or Tuesday, Dec. 2. The shift will…
A four-mile segment of the reconstructed northbound I-59 roadway near the Georgia state line opened to traffic today. The opening marks the halfway point for a $41 million project to reconstruct part of I-59 in DeKalb County.
The roadway opening between mileposts 237 and 241 included reopening the northbound on- and off-ramps of Exit 239…
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ALDOT opened bids Friday, June 27, for a project to improve operations on SR-35 near I-59 in Fort Payne.
Of three bidders, contractor Wiregrass Construction submitted the apparent low bid of $4,997,900.
Project details
The project features improvements to increase the functionality of the SR-35 intersections with Jordan Road/Airport Road, the I-59 interchange ramps at Exit 218,…
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Several miles of the aging concrete I-59 roadway in southern DeKalb County and northern Etowah County closed this week for reconstruction.
The five-mile segment of I-59 southbound near the Stephens Gap Road overpass, north of Reece City, will remain closed about a year. Following substantial completion of this segment, Vulcan Materials, the contractor on the…
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ALDOT will close part of SR-211/Noccalula Road in Gadsden for tree cutting Wednesday, April 23.
The department anticipates work beginning about 9 a.m. and concluding before noon. Crews will remove a few dead trees from the state right-of-way.
Barricades will be positioned at the I-59 (Exit 188) interchange on the north end of the closure…
