Work will soon begin on a more than $4 million paving project on SR-69 in Marshall County.
The project includes milling and resurfacing about five miles of four- to five-lane highway from Holbrook drive near Arab to Nuel Road in Guntersville.
Weather permitting, a subcontractor will install work zone signs Tuesday, reducing the speed limit…
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A Friday morning crash involving a commercial vehicle on I-65 close to mile marker 313, near Vinemont in Cullman County, left a tangled section of guardrail blocking the southbound lanes and approximately 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled on the pavement.
An ALDOT crew responded quickly to the 8 a.m. wreck, cutting the damaged…
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Motorists accustomed to bracing for bumps at the railroad tracks on US-431/East Meighan Boulevard near the former Goodyear plant in Gadsden can look forward to a smoother, safer crossing thanks to planned upgrades.
However, motorists should brace for short-term delays starting Wednesday, March 13, when OmniTRAX, operator of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, begins…
The Alabama Department of Transportation is continuing work to fix numerous potholes that appeared on Alabama highways following January’s winter storm. Though patching operations may cause temporary delays for motorists, the repairs will help ensure smoother and safer travel.
Paving operations on I-65 in Morgan County will resume this week
ALDOT is making more extensive…
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Nestled in the Little River Canyon National Preserve, the Little River Canyon bridge on SR-35 connects Cherokee and Dekalb counties. When this bridge opened in August of 2010, it was the first of its kind in the state. The intent was to integrate the bridge design into the natural terrain of the surrounding preserve.
With…
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Lane closures are planned this week for the US-72/Florence Boulevard widening project between Indian Springs Drive and Sky Park Road in Lauderdale County. The closures will be implemented outside peak travel times to limit impacts to traffic.
The schedule of lane closures is:
Tuesday, Feb. 27 – westbound outside lane closure from 4 a.m. to…Read More “Lane closures planned for US-72/Florence Boulevard this week”
The Alabama Department of Transportation opened bids today for the fourth project in an ongoing effort to reconstruct the I-59 corridor in northeast Alabama.
The project includes pavement removal, grading, drainage, and pavement replacement on more than eight miles of the northbound roadway of I-59 from SR-117 at Hammondville to the Georgia state line.
Of…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation is working to fix numerous potholes that appeared on Alabama highways following January’s winter storm. Though patching operations may cause temporary delays for motorists, the repairs will help ensure smoother and safer travel.
Precipitation and freezing conditions are key contributors in the formation of potholes. Patching helps prevent further deterioration…
Alabama Department of Transportation crews will temporarily close Alabama 77 northbound for pavement repairs near the Little Bridge in Southside on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
The closure begins at 9 a.m. The northbound roadway will reopen when the work is complete. Northbound traffic will be diverted to the southbound bridge, which will carry one lane of…
Governor Kay Ivey joined state and local officials today to celebrate substantial completion of the nearly $52 million project to construct the final four-lane segment of U.S. 411 joining Etowah and Cherokee counties.
Three years after breaking ground on the project funded entirely with state dollars through Rebuild Alabama, Gov. Ivey returned to the site…
