John McWilliams, Author at ALDOT News Hub

Mar 15

ALDOT honors former employee James Brown with I-22 memorial ceremony

Dr. Brown and family stand behind the James Brown Memorial Highway sign that was unveiled on I-22 Friday.

The Alabama Department of Transportation honored former employee James Brown at the Interstate 22 Memorial Highway Dedication Ceremony held at Hamilton City Hall on Friday, March 15.

Brown served ALDOT for 52 years before retiring on April 30, 2022. He passed away May 8, 2022.

West Central Region Engineer Wallace McAdory headed the one-hour ceremony…

Mar 15

ALDOT to resurface portion of SR-129 in Marion County

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface and place new traffic striping on a portion of SR-129 in Marion County from near the Lauderdale Road intersection to the Winston County line to improve mobility and safety.

The four-mile project is expected to begin the week of March 17 and will continue until late summer…

Mar 05

ALDOT to resurface portion of I-20/59 in Sumter County

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface a portion of Interstate 20/59 from near Exit 1 to near the McCainville Road overpass at milepost 19.6 southwest of Epes to improve mobility and safety.

The project is expected to begin mid-March and will continue until Fall 2024, weather permitting. The contractor is required to keep…

Feb 26

ALDOT to begin US-31 project in Chilton County this week

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface, add two feet of safety widening, install guardrail and place new traffic striping on US-31 from the intersection of Inverness Drive in Clanton to the intersection of Collins Street in Thorsby this week.

Additionally, US-31 will be restriped from the existing four lanes to three lanes from…

Feb 16

Regional Traffic Management Center improves travel

Twenty-one high-definition monitors line the wall inside the newly built Smart Communities and Innovation Building (SCIB) on the University of Alabama campus.

ALDOT’s West Central Region partnered with the University of Alabama in 2017 to create a Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC) to monitor and manage traffic. The RTMC also actively manages traffic signals to…

Feb 02

ALDOT to replace bridge in Jasper

Map of the scope of work for the Jasper bridge project

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to replace the bridge and make intersection improvements on Highway 5 over the Highway 69 (US-78A) underpass in Jasper.

The project is expected to begin Wednesday, January 17 with the bridge demolition, which will occur for about two weeks. Construction will then take place for approximately one year, weather…

Jan 22

ALDOT’s West Central Region commends crews for strong winter weather response

ALDOT pretreats bridge ahead of winter weather

The Alabama Department of Transportation responded in force as road conditions across west-central Alabama deteriorated in mid-January due to a winter storm.

In the West Central Region, crews treated and cleared approximately 9,500 lane miles of state-maintained roads and bridges and worked diligently to alleviate icy conditions. ALDOT’s Fayette Area treated or plowed approximately 7,500…

Jan 05

Bridge deck repair, guardrail installation on I-20/59

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to repair bridge decks and install new guardrail at various locations on Interstate 20/59 eastbound from near milepost 64 to near milepost 72 in Tuscaloosa.

The project is expected to begin Monday, January 8 and will continue until Summer 2024, weather permitting. The contractor must keep at least one…

Jan 03

ALDOT to replace bridge in Cottondale

US-11/Skyland Boulevard bridge replacement project map

The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to replace and widen the US-11 (Skyland Boulevard East) bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad near Clearview Hills Drive in Cottondale.

The new bridge will have one lane in each direction and a center-left turn lane. A sidewalk will also be installed on the east side of the bridge.

The project…