Motorists may experience a change in traffic patterns this week due to work to improve safety at an Etowah County intersection.
The $694,892 project to convert US-411 at Appalachian Highway near Turkeytown from a conventional intersection to a reduced conflict intersection (RCI) began in February.
The project includes construction of U-turn lanes and loons —…
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ALDOT will hold in-person and online public involvement meetings this month for a proposed road widening project in DeKalb County.
The project would construct additional lanes on about two miles of SR-75 in Rainsville north of SR-35. It would transform the corridor into a five-lane highway from Ranch Road to the intersection with Church Avenue…
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New and improved lighting will soon illuminate the US-31 bridge and causeway crossing the Tennessee River in Decatur.
Work by the City of Decatur’s contractor to replace roadway lighting on northbound US-31 will require lane closures next week. Weather permitting, Shoals Electric will close the outside northbound lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily,…
Norfolk Southern plans to repair the rail crossing on SR-20 just west of SR-67 in Decatur on Wednesday, April 9, if weather permits.
Repairs will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
During the repair, a short segment of the eastbound SR-20 roadway will be closed. Eastbound traffic will be diverted to one lane…
Resurfacing starts today on US-278 in Cullman County from Duck River to SR-91 in Holly Pond.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $819,650 project, will mill and resurface the 4.4-mile segment of two-lane highway.
The project includes repaving both approaches to the Duck River Bridge.
Lane closures
ALDOT advises motorists to expect single-lane closures controlled…
ALDOT opened bids today for a project to resurface 23.4 miles of I-65, including the entirety of the interstate through Morgan County.
Of three bidders, contractor Rogers Group submitted the apparent low bid of $16,120,000. ALDOT anticipated bids between $14.7 and $17.9 million.
Construction is pending bid review and award of the contract. ALDOT anticipates work…
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The westbound I-565 interchange with Town Madison Boulevard in Madison opened to traffic today.
The interchange at Exit 10 provides access directly from I-565 to the Town Madison development just south of the interstate. The development includes Toyota Field, home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas baseball team. Two years of construction culminated in the…
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Five years ago today, ALDOT leaders met with concerned residents from several north Alabama counties to unveil an ambitious plan to repair US-231 after a landslide destroyed parts of the highway in Morgan County.
One month earlier, heavy rain triggered the slide on Brindley Mountain, opening large cracks in the pavement as material shifted below….
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ALDOT crews will patch I-65 southbound in Limestone County this week.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, today through Thursday March 13.
Motorists should expect intermittent single-lane closures at various locations on the southbound roadway between Exit 365 in Ardmore and milepost 341 (the CSX Railroad overpass…
The Alabama Department of Transportation opened bids Friday for several significant north Alabama resurfacing projects. Construction of all projects is pending bid review and award of contracts.
US-72 in Madison County
Resurfacing US-72 East in Madison County from Moores Mill Road in Huntsville to east of the Flint River, about 6.5 miles. Rogers Group Inc….
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