Travelers navigating the heart of Alabama are quite familiar with I-65 traffic.
Nearly 100,000 vehicles pass through the interstate’s Shelby County section every day.
Vacationing families on the way to the state’s sugar-white sandy beaches contribute to the congestion.
“We get a lot of traffic in the summertime. It is unreal. And there’s a wreck,…
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Beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the inside lane of both I-65 southbound and northbound for temporary concrete barrier installation and grading work for bridge access between exit 238 (Alabaster) and milepost 236.
All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6…
Beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation will make guardrail repairs on I-65 NB and SB in Shelby County.
Details are as follows: Between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. at various times, crews will close segments of the outside (right) and inside (left) lanes of I-65 at…Read More “Planned lane closures on I-65 in Shelby County”
Weather permitting, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, April 1-2, the Alabama Department of Transportation will shift lanes on I-65 northbound and southbound toward the outside, right shoulder. ALDOT will also narrow the travel lanes.
This condition will be in place from Exit 231 (US-31) to Exit 234 (CR-87). Two lanes will remain open in both directions other…
Beginning at 8 p.m., Tuesday, August 27, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will have the inside lane northbound and outside lane southbound of I-65 at milepost 241 closed. Starting at 11 p.m. there will be a rolling roadblock shutting down all southbound lanes on I-65 for 15 minutes at a time until…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation today announced it has awarded over $100,000 in state funding to two municipal airports for improvements.
The Shelby County Airport in Shelby County will receive $112,500 for pavement maintenance to a runway and taxiway. Shelby County Commission will provide $37,500 in matching local funds for a total value project of…
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Three projects are proposed for adding a travel lane to the northbound and southbound roadways of I- 65 between the cities of Calera to Alabaster. Existing I-65, in this corridor, is a 4-lane divided roadway, with three sets of bridges.
The construction of the additional lanes will be accomplished by widening towards the median….
Read More “ALDOT is conducting online public involvement for I-65 project in Shelby County”
