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ALDOT awards more than $3.1 Million in Airport Grants

ALDOT has awarded more than $3.1 million in state grants for improvement projects at 11 local airports through the Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program.

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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) project on SR-15 (Stanley Avenue) in Andalusia begins Tuesday, Aug. 25, weather permitting.

The project will take place on SR-15 from SR-55 to US-84.   

This project includes micro-milling, resurfacing, and traffic striping.

Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT urges drivers to…

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Construction of the crossover at the north end of the $40.7 million I-50 reconstruction project, just south of Exit 205 at Collinsville in DeKalb County. Southbound traffic shifted this afternoon to the northbound roadway, via this crossover, and will remain shifted for about a year while five miles of the southbound roadway undergo reconstruction by contractor Vulcan Materials.

Southbound traffic on I-59 south of Collinsville in DeKalb County shifted this afternoon to one lane of the northbound roadway.

The southbound roadway from just south of Exit 205 at SR-68 in Collinsville to milepost 199.5 will remain closed for about a year for reconstruction.

Concrete barriers separate two-way traffic on the northbound roadway.

The closure…

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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) project on SR-196 (W. Magnolia Avenue) in Geneva begins Tuesday, Aug. 25, weather permitting.

The project will take place on SR-196 from SR-52 to SR-27.   

This project includes planing, resurfacing, and traffic striping.

Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the project. ALDOT urges drivers…

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ALDOT is proposing to replace two sets of bridges on I-59 in St Clair County.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is proposing bridge replacements on I-59 over both Big Canoe Creek and Muckleroy Creek in St Clair County.

Both sets of spans were built in the 1960’s and their deterioration and narrow width require replacement.

The I-59 bridges over Big Canoe Creek are scheduled for replacement in 2027.

The…

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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) maintenance project to replace two pipes on SR-605 in Rehobeth and Taylor begins Monday, Aug. 24, weather permitting.

This initial work begins a broader maintenance project along the corridor with additional pipe replacements on SR-605 scheduled later.

ALDOT remains in constant communication and coordination with the Town of Rehobeth,…

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A new bridge built for Jefferson County's future Diverging Diamond Interchange has passed inspection.

Work to build Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange is reaching a significant milestone. The project will transform Exit 104 on I-59/20 at McAshan Drive in McCalla.

Over the last few weeks, the project’s new bridge the contractor began installing in late February passed inspection.  The new span will run parallel with the existing McAshan…

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