Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has awarded a contract to replace Tuscaloosa’s Woolsey Finnell Bridge and make major improvements to US-82 (McFarland Boulevard).
“For too long, folks crossing the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa have experienced their own ‘rammer jammer’ rush hour traffic while trying to negotiate the...
Read More "Governor Ivey announces award of contract to replace Tuscaloosa’s Woolsey Finnell Bridge"All westbound lanes of US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County are now open to traffic.
The $24 million widening project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting expanded two miles of the four-lane highway to six lanes from Indian Springs Drive to Sky Park Road, west of Shoal Creek.
Although GCAS completed mainline paving earlier this…
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Wiregrass Construction completed all paving on SR-68 in Collinsville on Monday, Oct. 26.
Last week, the contractor on the $1 million project finished mainline paving in the 2.4-mile work zone from the city limit to US-11.
Following that, Wiregrass paved transitions to city streets.
Remaining work
Expect intermittent lane closures on SR-68 for further…
ALDOT has hired Claudia Nichols as a Public Information Officer for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, expanding the communications team as the project moves into full construction.
Based in Mobile, Nichols will serve as a front-line media contact and work on media relations, public information, stakeholder outreach and day-to-day project communications throughout construction.
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has kicked off its resurfacing project on SR-49 in Dadeville.
Crews began milling the 2.2-mile section of the state highway on Monday, October 26.
The project stretches from Dadeville’s south city limits, around the Tallapoosa County Courthouse and north to US-280.
ALDOT awarded the contract to Gary Ingram Grading…
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Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 28, a new traffic pattern will be in place at the intersection of SR-52 and CR-73 in Geneva County.
The intersection will temporarily become a three-way stop until a later date. This shift protects people working and driving in the work zone while construction continues.
To prepare for the new pattern,…
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Due to cooler temperatures at night, remaining paving on the US-31 resurfacing project in Decatur in Limestone County will take place during daytime hours beginning Monday, Oct. 26.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $2.9 million project, completed paving on the causeway and around the SR-20 junction just north of the Tennessee River. Rogers Group…
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A concrete island installed today on CR-27 at US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County changes the way the intersection functions.
Left turns from CR-27 to US-72 eastbound are no longer permitted. Instead, drivers can make a right turn, travel 1,500 feet west to the signal at Mauldin Avenue/Career Drive, then make a U-turn.
This…
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Resurfacing of about 4.5 miles of SR-127 in Limestone County will start Monday, Oct. 26, weather permitting.
Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will mill and resurface the two-lane highway from SR-99/Elm Street in Athens to Maples Circle.
ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays due to single-lane closures, with traffic directed by flaggers or a pilot…
North Day Hill Road will temporarily close at its intersection with SR-53 for grading necessary for the $5.3 million widening of the highway in the Harvest area of Madison County.
The closure will begin at 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the project, anticipates the closure lasting about three weeks…
Beginning Thursday, Oct. 22, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) will begin utility relocation and water line work in the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project area.
Motorists should expect the following:
Location: Westbound Claiborne Street, beginning at Canal Street and extending beyond the westbound on-ramp. Lane closure: Single right-lane closure. Hours: 8…Read More “Traffic Alert: Lane closure on Claiborne Street in Mobile for utility work”
