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Clearing the area on the northbound side of the road in preparation for widening and construction of the first half of a wider culvert under SR-35

ALDOT advises motorists to expect restriping on the morning of Wednesday, May 13, to shift the northbound lane of SR-35 between Ryan Street and Scenic Drive in Section.

The contractor, Rogers Group, has been clearing the area on the northbound side of the road in preparation for widening and construction of the first half of…

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The crossover carries traffic back from the northbound I-59 roadway to the southbound roadway at the south end of the project, south of Stephens Gap Road in Etowah County.

About 17 miles of I-59 southbound in Etowah and DeKalb counties will close Wednesday, May 13, for repairs to a crossover on an interstate reconstruction project. ALDOT anticipates the repairs taking several hours to complete.

A significant segment of the southbound I-59 roadway between Reece City and Collinsville is being reconstructed by contractor Vulcan Materials. For…

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Previous stakeholder meetings and surveys helped identify several preliminary alternative alignments for SR-35.

ALDOT will hold in-person and online public involvement meetings to gather input on potential improvements to SR-35 in Fort Payne.

The feedback will become part of a planning and environmental linkage (PEL) study. ALDOT initiated the PEL study after the City of Fort Payne received funding through a federal grant.

In-person meeting

ALDOT will…

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A contractor for ALDOT will begin resurfacing US-278 in western Cullman County next week. The highway is seen here near Crooked Creek, east of Jones Chapel.

A $2.4 million resurfacing project on US-278 near Jones Chapel in Cullman County will begin next week.

Weather permitting, contractor Grayson Carter and Son will start work Monday, May 11.

The project will resurface nearly eight miles of US-278 from the Winston County line to CR-867. ALDOT anticipates completion in mid- to late summer….

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The next phase of I-65 resurfacing will resurface from south of SR-36 in Hartselle to south of I-565 in Limestone County.

The next phase of a $16.5 million project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County will begin the evening of Sunday, May 10, weather permitting.

The contractor, Rogers Group, will resurface from just south of SR-36 (Exit 328) in Hartselle to south of the I-565 interchange (Exit 340) in Limestone County. The contractor…

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Rogers Group will soon start resurfacing the northbound and southbound service roads on SR-255.

Nighttime resurfacing of the SR-255/Research Park Boulevard service roads in Huntsville will begin the evening of Sunday, May 10, weather permitting.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $1.6 million project, will mill and pave the service roads from north of US-72 to north of SR-53.

The SR-255 mainline and ramps were paved last summer in…

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During the project, traffic will use I-65 in lieu of US-31 between Lacon Road and I-65.

An upcoming project to improve US-31 at Lacon in Morgan County will divert traffic to I-65.

The $1.9 million project includes safety widening, concrete slab repairs and replacements, and paving an asphalt overlay. The project extends from the Cullman County line to Lacon Road.

The two-lane segment of US-31 north of I-65 Exit 318 to…

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The I-65 Tennessee River Bridges underwent cleaning, painting, and various steel and concrete repairs since the rehabilitation project began in early 2024. Next week, the contractor will remove the traffic shifts that have been in place for most of the project's duration.

Travel lanes will soon return to their normal configuration on the I-65 Tennessee River Bridges.

The lanes on both bridges were shifted about two years ago to provide work areas for a $23.7 million bridge rehabilitation project.

The contractor, Cekra Inc., performed repairs to extend the useful lifespans of the 53-year-old bridges. The project included…

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The $1.3 million resurfacing project on SR-207 in Lauderdale County will start here, just south of Anderson Creek, and extend more than seven miles to the Tennessee state line.

Work began today on a $1.3 million resurfacing project on SR-207 in Lauderdale County.

The contractor, Grayson Carter and Son, will mill and resurface 7.6 miles of the two-lane highway from Anderson Creek in the town of Anderson to the Tennessee state line.

ALDOT anticipates completion in early summer.

Lane closures

During the next several…

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