Seth Burkett, Author at ALDOT News Hub

Oct 16, 2026

Expect repair of US-431 railroad crossing in Albertville tonight

A map showing the closure and traffic diversion.

Expect closure tonight of US-431 northbound at the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway (ATN) in Albertville for repair of the railroad crossing.

The closure will start at 7 p.m., weather permitting, and will remain in place until about 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.

ALDOT advises drivers that US-431 traffic will be reduced to one lane…

Oct 15, 2026

Memorial Parkway overpass at Mastin Lake Road opens to traffic

A concrete overpass and asphalt highway under a blue sky

The US-231/US-431 Memorial Parkway mainline and overpass at Mastin Lake Road in Huntsville fully opened to traffic this afternoon.

Governor Kay Ivey announced the opening about 4 p.m., as crews completed changes to traffic stripe to open the overpass to both directions of travel.

“For Huntsville drivers, the three-year wait for quicker travel through Memorial…

Sep 25, 2026

Reconstructed I-59 northbound north of Hammondville opens

Nearly 40 miles of interstate roadway replaced in DeKalb and Etowah counties to date

A reconstructed four-mile segment of I-59 northbound between Hammondville and Sulphur Springs in DeKalb County opened to traffic today.

The segment from milepost 233 to milepost 237 had been closed, with traffic diverted, for about 10 months.

Its opening marks substantial…

Sep 24, 2026

Night resurfacing of SR-17/ Helton Drive in Florence to start

Resurfacing of 1.5 miles of SR-17/Helton Drive in Florence will begin the evening of Sunday, Sept. 27, weather permitting.

During the $845,000 project, contractor Rogers Group will mill and resurface SR-17 from Hermitage Drive to SR-133/Cox Creek Parkway.

Night work

To minimize traffic impacts, most work will take place at night. Expect single-lane closures between…

Sep 18, 2026

Norfolk Southern to repair SR-67 railroad crossing in Decatur

A railroad crossing with gates and signals on a divided six-lane highway.

Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern will repair the railroad crossing on SR-67/Beltline Road between SR-24 and SR-20 in Decatur next week.

Norfolk Southern anticipates the repair taking about four days.

Closures and diversions

Beginning about 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, a traffic control contractor will close all three lanes of the southbound roadway. They will divert…

Sep 16, 2026

Northbound Memorial Parkway overpass at Mastin Lake Road open to traffic

The US-231/US-431 Memorial Parkway mainline and overpass at Mastin Lake Road opened to northbound traffic this afternoon.

ALDOT advises drivers to use caution and reduce speed. The area remains an active work zone, with construction of various features of the $34 million project still underway.

Southbound mainline, intersection to open later

Southbound traffic continues…

Sep 11, 2026

Three resurfacing projects coming up in Decatur

A bridge with a steel truss over a river

Three projects will resurface parts of US-31 and SR-67 in Decatur. The projects include milling and paving US-31 near the Tennessee River and SR-67 on Point Mallard Parkway and the north end of Beltline Road.

US-31 near the Tennessee River

The contractor, Rogers Group, will resurface four miles of US-31 from south of the Tennessee…

Sep 03, 2026

Traffic to change on Mastin Lake Road at North Memorial Parkway

Workers move alongside a paving train consisting of a paver, material transfer vehicle and dump trucks delivering asphalt.

Mastin Lake Road under the new overpass on North Memorial Parkway/US-231/US-431 in Huntsville will close for several weeks starting Friday, Sept. 4.

Following morning rush, both legs of Mastin Lake Road will be converted to allow right-in/right-out movements only.

ALDOT anticipates the intersection fully reopening in mid-October — after the new mainline opens to traffic…

Sep 03, 2026

Nighttime resurfacing of North Memorial Parkway starts next week

An aerial view of a highway with a four-lane mainline and service roads. The mainline includes an overpass at the junction with another highway.

A $2 million project to resurface 3.5 miles of US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway in Huntsville will begin the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 8, weather permitting.

Grayson Carter And Son Contracting will resurface the parkway mainline from Country Club Avenue Northwest to Cedarama Drive Northwest.

The distance between the north and south ends of the project is…

Aug 31, 2026

SR-117 resurfacing between Ider, Flat Rock to start

A tractor trailer travels on a two-lane highway, approaching a 24 mile marker on the road's shoulder.

Resurfacing of about 5.5 miles of SR-117 in DeKalb and Jackson counties will start Wednesday, Sept. 2, weather permitting.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $1.7 million project, will mill and resurface the two-lane highway from SR-75 in Ider to SR-71 in Flat Rock.

Lane closures

ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays due to single-lane…