The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to open both southbound lanes on the US-11 widening project in Vance between Daimler Benz Boulevard in Tuscaloosa County and SR-5 in Bibb County by Friday evening.
Both northbound lanes opened in May.
Motorists will travel on the permanent four-lane configuration with two lanes in each direction along…
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews have reopened the I-59 northbound Chalkville Mountain Road (Exit 141) ramps in Trussville.
Following their May 18 closure, contractor Wiregrass Construction has worked hard to reopen the ramps ahead of the 40-day deadline.
Traffic was flowing on the reopened I-59 northbound exit ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road Friday, June…Read More “I-59 northbound ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road are now open”
Widening to add lanes on SR-53 in the Harvest area of Madison County will soon begin.
The $5.3 million project will expand the highway to five lanes for about one mile, from Taurus Drive, just north of Jeff Road, to Harvest Road. This segment of SR-53 carries about 19,000 vehicles daily.
Additionally, the project…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is proposing to widen I-59/20 between Hueytown and Fairfield.
The two-mile job adding a lane in each direction would stretch from Valley Road to Fairfield Boulevard.
The work would also include replacing two bridges at Aaron Aronov Drive and Valley Road.
Each day, about 70,000 vehicles travel this…
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An upcoming project to improve US-31 at Lacon in Morgan County will divert traffic to I-65.
The $1.9 million project includes safety widening, concrete slab repairs and replacements, and paving an asphalt overlay. The project extends from the Cullman County line to Lacon Road.
The two-lane segment of US-31 north of I-65 Exit 318 to…
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A project to improve SR-91 at US-31 in Hanceville began this week.
The project includes widening to add a left turn lane on SR-91 northbound and relocation and replacement of the signal pole on the southwest corner of the intersection. It also includes upgrading the signal pole to a mast arm pole matching the pole…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa to discuss a potential intersection improvement and access management project on SR-69 from Mimosa Park Road to the I-20/59 interchange.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is opening the newly widened I-59 southbound lanes in Trussville just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Motorists can enjoy the improved 3.5-mile section between Chalkville Mountain Road and I-459 on starting Friday, November 21, 2025.
Originally scheduled to open by Thanksgiving, work progressed enough to expedite the…
The US-72/Florence Boulevard widening project in Lauderdale County will revert to nighttime hours for most operations requiring lane closures.
Though working by daylight is more conducive to the current work — asphalt leveling to match the profiles of the existing and additional lanes — daytime lane closures this week led to excessive travel delays.
ALDOT…
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Drivers should expect daytime lane closures on US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County for the next month.
Grayson Carter and Son Contracting is widening about two miles of the corridor, from Indian Springs Drive to Sky Park Drive, just west of Shoal Creek, to six lanes.
The contractor will close single lanes in either direction daily,…
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