ALDOT is resurfacing SR-77 in western Clay County outside of Ashland.
Crews began replacing the old driving surface with the first layer of asphalt in recent weeks.
The project will provide a smoother 7.6-mile ride for drivers from Idaho Road to the Talladega County line.
Single-lane closures will be required during the daytime milling and…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has finished replacing the SR-50 bridge over Wind Creek in Tallapoosa County.
The $3.4 million crossing upgrade began in mid-2024.
It is located two miles east of the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Plant.
The SR-50 bridge over Wind Creek carries about 1,400 vehicles daily.
Crews shifted traffic…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) work to replace the SR-79 bridge over the Blackburn Fork of the Little Warrior River is nearing completion.
The $9.2 million job upgrading the crossing on the northern tip of Locust Fork kicked off in the summer of 2024.
The project stretched nearly one mile and included building new approaches…
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ALDOT is proposing concrete replacement on I-459 in the heart of Hoover. The job would stretch from Lorna Road to the western edge of the Little Shades Creek east of I-65.
The work would also build new auxiliary lanes from I-65 to Acton Road to alleviate merging congestion in both directions.
Each day, more than…
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ALDOT is hopeful SR-63 could reopen by early July following a bridge replacement just south of US-280 in Alexander City.
Closed since May 2025, engineers are hoping to reopen the 1,600-foot section of SR-63 by July 4, if weather conditions allow.
Crews are working to reopen SR-63 just south of US-280 in Alexander City.
Construction…
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Sunday night, the Alabama Department of Transportation kicked off nightly lane closures to start resurfacing eight miles of I-20 in Talladega.
The work stretches from the Eastaboga Interchange to the H.J. Bentley Jr. Parkway Overpass.
The contractor will mill off the old asphalt, re-surface, install guardrails and apply traffic striping. Ramp and Interchange work at…
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The I-59 widening project in Trussville is shifting into its next significant phase.
Starting on Monday, May 18, weather permitting, ALDOT will close both I-59 northbound ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road (Exit 141).
The contractor is incentivized to reopen the entrance and exit ramps within 40 days.
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Dozens of highway contractors gathered in Bessemer Wednesday to drive home national Work Zone Awareness week’s live-saving message.
They assembled on the site of the Lakeshore Parkway and Morgan Road alignment construction at SR-150.
East Central Region Engineer DeJarvis Leonard highlights work zone safety at Bessemer event.
It was part of the national ‘Go Orange…
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Work to transform a major west Jefferson County intersection is experiencing significant progress.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is working to tie Morgan Road directly in with Lakeshore Parkway. The project is a partnership with the City of Bessemer and Jefferson County.
The future connection at SR-150 grows more visible by the day since…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) shifted traffic onto the new bridge on SR-1 (US-431) over Cornhouse Creek.
ALDOT now begins the next phase of removing the old bridge and completing the remaining work items in the $4.16 million contract.
ALDOT shifted traffic onto the newly built bridge on SR-1 (US-431) over Cornhouse Creek on…Read More “Traffic shifted onto new SR-1 bridge over Cornhouse Creek in Randolph County”
