The Alabama Department of Transportation’s annual State ROADeo took place Wednesday, May 13, in Montgomery, bringing together the Department’s top heavy equipment operators from across the state.
Competitors earned their place at the state event after winning their respective area ROADeo competitions. Once in Montgomery, operators faced a series of precision-based challenges designed to test...
Read More "ALDOT operators put skills to the test at 2026 State ROADeo"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to conduct a routine inspection of the Woolsey Finnell Bridge in Tuscaloosa on Monday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 2.
Intermittent lane closures are scheduled on US-82 near the bridge from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days, weather permitting. The crew will begin on the westbound side….
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is planning the final total US-280 closure at Pump House Road to set the last two bridge girders.
On Friday, June 5, crews will shut down all US-280 lanes in both directions at Pump House Road at 11 p.m.
Westbound lanes will remain closed through the morning of…
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On March 30, 2026, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), started an eight-month inspection of the General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge, also known as the “Delta Bridge.” (Some locals have nicknamed it after a very famous country music artist…)
The bridge is more than six miles long and carries four lanes of I-65 traffic across…
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Alabama Welcome Center to close for first phase of work
A $47.5 million project for reconstruction and rehabilitation of 16 miles of I-59 southbound near the Georgia state line will begin after Memorial Day.
From the state line to about a mile north of the US-11 overpass in Fort Payne, contractor Wiregrass Construction will…
Road construction will not hinder travelers during the Memorial Day holiday.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes from Friday, May 22, 2026 at noon until Monday, May 25, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Alabama roadways will experience higher traffic volumes during the holiday, and the suspension is…
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Resurfacing of SR-67 south of SR-36 in Morgan County began this week.
The $1 million project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will resurface 4.4 miles of the two-lane highway from south of Pines Road in the Florette community to SR-36 south of Somerville.
Please expect daily single-lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers or…
ALDOT is resurfacing SR-77 in western Clay County outside of Ashland.
Crews began replacing the old driving surface with the first layer of asphalt in recent weeks.
The project will provide a smoother 7.6-mile ride for drivers from Idaho Road to the Talladega County line.
Single-lane closures will be required during the daytime milling and…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has finished replacing the SR-50 bridge over Wind Creek in Tallapoosa County.
The $3.4 million crossing upgrade began in mid-2024.
It is located two miles east of the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Plant.
The SR-50 bridge over Wind Creek carries about 1,400 vehicles daily.
Crews shifted traffic…
Read More “SR-50 crossing over Wind Creek in Tallapoosa County is complete”
The Alabama & Gulf Coast Railroad has scheduled improvements to the railroad crossing on US-43 (Telegraph Road) at Jarvis Drive in Mobile, in coordination with the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The work will require a full closure of the crossing for two days, beginning May 19, 2026, with an anticipated reopening on May 22, 2026.
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ALDOT will repair the southbound bridge on US-43 over Cedar Creek just south of Russellville in Franklin County on Tuesday, May 19, weather permitting.
A hole about one foot wide developed in the bridge deck Sunday, May 10. Crews covered the hole with a metal plate to make it safe for traffic in the short…
