Millie, a Labrador Retriever certified therapy dog and the official safety dog of the Alabama Associated General Contractors (AGC), has become a familiar and beloved figure in Alabama. She has traveled to all corners of the state alongside her dedicated human partner, Morris King. For the past four years, Millie and Morris have traveled with…
Every driver encounters them: those orange cone-filled stretches of road that seem like a recipe for frustration. But work zones are more than just a traffic nuisance – they’re areas where people are hard at work to improve our roadways.
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 15 through 19, but drivers should drive safely…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) held a joint press conference at Thompson Engineering in Mobile today, April 15, to officially kick off the 2024 National Work Zone Awareness Week campaign.
Representatives from ALDOT, AGC, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the Alabama Road Builders Association (ARBA)…
Oct. 31, 2017 started much like any ordinary day for Charlie Posey, a third generation employee for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)–but things quickly took a turn for the worse.
Posey, a surveyor, at the time, was sent to do his job, a job he had done for 11 years without major incident. He…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation and states around the nation are joining together to ask drivers to slow down and eliminate distractions in work zones. National Work Zone Awareness Week takes place April 15-19.
The theme for this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week is, “Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last…
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