Rebuild Alabama Act Archives

Aug 16, 2024

Bridge girders installed for Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening

A large concrete beam is suspended from cranes

Contractors installed the last set of bridge girders on the SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening project Friday in Limestone County.

The $13.3 million Rebuild Alabama project is transforming more than a mile of the former two-lane county road between US-31 and I-65 into a five-lane state route. The project includes construction of two bridges at Swan…

Jul 11, 2024

Ivey administration continues delivering road and bridge projects, Governor Ivey announces $3.9 million to cities and counties

Governor Kay Ivey today announced $3.9 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various, statewide road and bridge projects, highlighting her enduring dedication to enhancing Alabama’s infrastructure since day one.

Governor Ivey, recognizing the critical infrastructure needs of the state, championed the Rebuild Alabama Act, which created the Annual Grant…

Jul 11, 2024

Closure of Old Railroad Bed Road at SR-53 planned

Old Railroad Bed Road just east of SR-53 in Madison County will temporarily close from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, July 12, for drainage pipe installation.

Motorists may use Toney Road as an alternate route.

The work is part of $3.2 million project to improve three intersections on SR-53 with turn lanes and signal…

Jun 14, 2024

Turn lane work to begin at US-411 and Whorton Bend Road

The Alabama Department of Transportation anticipates work starting next week to improve the intersection of US-411/Rainbow Drive and Whorton Bend Road in Gadsden.

Wiregrass Construction will extend the left turn lane on US-411 southbound and construct a dedicated right turn lane on Whorton Bend Road to US-411 northbound.

The $347,000 project also includes traffic signal…

Jun 12, 2024

Contractor to install signal equipment, concrete islands at Northport intersection

Lane closures are shown on the map at the intersection of US-82 and SR-69 in Northport.

The Alabama Department of Transportation has approved a plan that will allow the contractor to install new traffic signal equipment and concrete islands at the northbound and southbound intersections of McFarland Boulevard (US-82) and SR-69 in Northport.

The contractor will close the right through-traffic lanes in each direction on SR-69. However, right turn lanes will…

May 31, 2024

ALDOT opens bids for I-565 widening in Madison

Cars travel on the four-lane segment of I-565, with eastbound and westbound roadways separated by a wide, grassy median.

ALDOT opened bids today for a project to expand I-565 to six lanes from County Line Road to Wall Triana Highway in Madison.

Of four bidders, contractor Wiregrass Construction submitted the apparent low bid of $28,992,350. Bids were anticipated to be between $28 and $34.2 million.

Construction is pending bid review and award of the…

Apr 25, 2024

ALDOT to continue work on US-11 in Coaling

A portable traffic signal with cones and a road closed barricade in the background

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to continue fully rebuilding a portion of US-11 in Coaling to improve mobility and safety.

The first half of the project near Ed Stephens Road and Dudley Road was completed in late March. The next phase of the project will continue from south of Palmer Street to north of…

Apr 18, 2024

SR-52 Rebuild Alabama widening project in Geneva County starting Monday

This is an image of a blue and white roadway sign reading Another Project to Rebuild Alabama.

Alabama Department of Transportation’s Rebuild Alabama project to widen SR-52 in Geneva County will begin Monday, April 22, weather permitting.

Governor Ivey announced in February that the project had been awarded and construction would begin soon.

The project is expected to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion along SR- 52 from near Cox Street…

Apr 12, 2024

Recap from the Governor’s Newsroom: Governor Ivey Continues to Prioritize Alabama’s Infrastructure, Announces Rebuild Alabama Funding for Statewide Road and Bridge Projects

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey today, marking her seventh year in office as governor, announced that more than $7.9 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various, statewide road and bridge projects, highlighting her enduring dedication to enhancing Alabama’s infrastructure since day one.

Read the full story from the Governor’s newsroom.

Apr 05, 2024

Intersection improvements to start on SR-53

Work will begin Monday on $3.2 million in intersection improvements on SR-53 in Madison County.

The project, which may take about a year to complete, will add left turn lanes at the junctions with Old Railroad Bed, McKee and Harvest roads. The contractor will start by installing new traffic signal poles for upgraded signals at…