North Region Archives

Sep 03, 2026

Traffic to change on Mastin Lake Road at North Memorial Parkway

Workers move alongside a paving train consisting of a paver, material transfer vehicle and dump trucks delivering asphalt.

Mastin Lake Road under the new overpass on North Memorial Parkway/US-231/US-431 in Huntsville will close for several weeks starting Friday, Sept. 4.

Following morning rush, both legs of Mastin Lake Road will be converted to allow right-in/right-out movements only.

ALDOT anticipates the intersection fully reopening in mid-October — after the new mainline opens to traffic…

Sep 03, 2026

Nighttime resurfacing of North Memorial Parkway starts next week

An aerial view of a highway with a four-lane mainline and service roads. The mainline includes an overpass at the junction with another highway.

A $2 million project to resurface 3.5 miles of US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway in Huntsville will begin the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 8, weather permitting.

Grayson Carter And Son Contracting will resurface the parkway mainline from Country Club Avenue Northwest to Cedarama Drive Northwest.

The distance between the north and south ends of the project is…

Aug 31, 2026

SR-117 resurfacing between Ider, Flat Rock to start

A tractor trailer travels on a two-lane highway, approaching a 24 mile marker on the road's shoulder.

Resurfacing of about 5.5 miles of SR-117 in DeKalb and Jackson counties will start Wednesday, Sept. 2, weather permitting.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $1.7 million project, will mill and resurface the two-lane highway from SR-75 in Ider to SR-71 in Flat Rock.

Lane closures

ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays due to single-lane…

Aug 27, 2026

Resurfacing of SR-24 in eastern Franklin County starts

A sign on the shoulder of a divided four-lane highway reads "ENTER FRANKLIN COUNTY"

A $2.9 million project to resurface 5.3 miles of SR-24 in eastern Franklin County began this week.

The project will pave the divided four-lane highway from CR-83 to the Lawrence County line. The contractor, Rogers Group, began milling Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Please expect single-lane closures daily. Visit ALGOTraffic.com for real-time traffic updates.

ALDOT anticipates completion this…

Aug 25, 2026

Resurfacing of SR-168 in DeKalb County to begin

A weathered road running through the woods.

A contractor will resurface SR-168 in DeKalb County from the Marshall County line to SR-68 in Kilpatrick.

Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will begin patching Wednesday, Aug. 26, in preparation for milling and paving the 2.3 mile stretch of two-lane highway.

ALDOT anticipates completion of the $527,580 project in early fall.

Traffic impacts

Expect daily…

Aug 25, 2026

SR-157 at SR-36 to be striped to improve safety

A sign for SR-36, indicating the intersection ahead next to the northbound SR-157 roadway.

To improve safety, ALDOT will modify the intersection of SR-157 and SR-36 in Lawrence County with striping and signs this week.

ALDOT anticipates contractor TRP Infrastructure Services starting sign installation and paint work Wednesday, Aug. 26. Further striping will take place Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29.

The median crossover serving SR-36 will be…Read More “SR-157 at SR-36 to be striped to improve safety”

Aug 21, 2026

I-59 traffic south of Collinsville shifted for reconstruction

An erial view of a crossover being constructed across a rocky median between two interstate roadways.

Southbound traffic on I-59 south of Collinsville in DeKalb County shifted this afternoon to one lane of the northbound roadway.

The southbound roadway from just south of Exit 205 at SR-68 in Collinsville to milepost 199.5 will remain closed for about a year for reconstruction.

Concrete barriers separate two-way traffic on the northbound roadway.

The closure…

Aug 11, 2026

I-565 widening moves toward next stage

An interstate highway going under an overpass. On each side, the newly-paved inside lanes are separated from the outer two lanes by concrete barriers.

Expect traffic control changes

Expect nighttime lane closures this week and next week in preparation for the next stage of work on the I-565 widening project in Madison.

Since the $29 million project began in Fall 2024, the median of I-565 from Exit 7 (County Line Road) to Bradford Creek, between Exit 8 (Glenn Hearn…

Aug 07, 2026

Public involvement for SR-227 road diet open

A section of a map showing a three-lane highway along an industrial waterfront area.

Online public involvement for a resurfacing and road diet on SR-227 in Guntersville is now live.

You can participate here. Visitors can view maps of the proposed project and submit comments to ALDOT. Please submit comments by Monday, Aug. 31.

Road diet proposed

A road diet is a reduction in the number of lanes to…

Jul 31, 2026

ALDOT seeks comments on proposed US-278 widening

ALDOT wants to hear your thoughts regarding a proposed widening project on US-278/SR-69/SR-74 in Cullman and East Point.

In-person or online

You can view details of the project at an in-person public involvement meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at East Elementary School, 608 Fourth Ave. SE, Cullman, AL 35055.

Click here…