Seth Burkett, Author at ALDOT News Hub

Sep 03

I-59N closing, traffic shifting near Georgia line

A sign for I-59 north with interstate shield and arrow pointing to on-ramp against a blue sky.

A contractor will close part of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County near the Georgia state line this afternoon for a $41 million roadway reconstruction project.

Northbound traffic will transition to one lane of the southbound roadway via a crossover about five miles north of Hammondville. For 4.5 miles, concrete barriers will separate single lanes of…

Aug 27

Crews to patch I-65N in Cullman County

ALDOT crews will perform asphalt patching and leveling Wednesday on I-65 northbound in Cullman County just north of the Blount County line.

Crews will close the northbound outside lane from south of Exit 291 (SR-91) to about milepost 294 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Motorists should expect delays or use alternate routes, such as…

Aug 22

Pipe replacement to close SR-64 between Lexington, Greenhill

A map with SR-64 highlighted between Lexington and the Greenhill Community. That segment of the highway will be closed Tuesday for pipe replacement.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will close part of SR-64 in Lauderdale County for a pipe replacement Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Work to replace the pipe under the roadway will begin shortly after 8 a.m. ALDOT anticipates reopening the road that afternoon.

The highway will be closed to all traffic at about milepost 8, just east…

Aug 16

Bridge girders installed for Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening

A large concrete beam is suspended from cranes

Contractors installed the last set of bridge girders on the SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening project Friday in Limestone County.

The $13.3 million Rebuild Alabama project is transforming more than a mile of the former two-lane county road between US-31 and I-65 into a five-lane state route. The project includes construction of two bridges at Swan…

Aug 14

I-59 reconstruction north of Fort Payne to switch traffic

A fresh asphalt lane extends through the median between roadways,

Another segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will soon close for reconstruction.

Contractors will remove and replace the entire northbound roadway from about milepost 229.5, north of Exit 224 (49th Street) in Fort Payne, to milepost 229, south of Exit 231 (SR-40/SR-117) in Hammondville.

The contractor, A.G. Peltz Group, anticipates shifting all traffic to…

Aug 13

Girders installed for the new SR-75 bridge

A large steel beam is suspended from a crane.

Cranes hoisted the final girder for the new SR-75 bridge at Lakeview into place Monday morning.

The girders – huge steel beams – will support the future bridge deck spanning Town Creek in DeKalb County, east of the Marshall County line.

The final girder was raised into place Monday morning. Bigger and better

The $13.7…

Aug 01

Resurfacing of Woodward Avenue in Shoals to start

Vehicles travel on a five-lane highway with curb and gutter.

A $2.5 million resurfacing project will start Friday night on US-43/US-72 (Woodward Avenue) in Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals.

Weather permitting, the contractor, Rogers Group, will close the eastbound outside lane throughout the weekend for deep patching. The contractor anticipates reopening the lane early Monday.

Milling to remove the old asphalt surface will begin Sunday…

Jul 29

SR-273 in Cherokee County to close Tuesday

The Alabama Department of Transportation will close SR-273 in Cherokee County on Tuesday, July 30, to replace a pipe under the roadway.

The highway will be closed to all traffic near milepost 7, north of CR-136. North and south of the closure, the highway will remain accessible to local traffic, but through traffic will be…

Jul 23

Final bridge girders to be set at I-565 Exit 10

A crane looms over the girders that will carry the bridge deck for the westbound off-ramp.

Expect a few more weeks of nighttime closures and detours

Contractors will install the final bridge girders for the westbound on-ramp at the I-565 Town Madison Interchange (Exit 10) during the next three to four weeks.

Nighttime roadway closures will be necessary for the safety of the public while the girders — massive steel beams…

Jul 18

I-59 northbound near Hammondville opens

An empty concrete roadway prior to being opened to traffic. Two-way traffic can be seen on the nearby southbound roadway.

A four-mile segment of reconstructed I-59 northbound in DeKalb County opened to traffic this morning. It includes the northbound Exit 231 ramps at SR-40/SR-117 in Hammondville.

Contractor A.G. Peltz Group replaced the old roadway with a new concrete roadway between milepost 229 and milepost 233.5. This concludes the first phase of a $40.8 million project…