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”
The work to widen an additional eight-mile stretch of I-65 in Shelby County has reached another milestone.
Monday and Tuesday, ALDOT shifted traffic onto 1.5 miles of newly constructed inside lanes in both directions between US-31 in Calera (Exit 231) and CR-87 (Exit 234).
This allows contractor Dunn Construction to finish replacing the old bridges…
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ALDOT will close all lanes of US-280 at Pump House Road to complete necessary bridge demolition in the highway’s ongoing widening project.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, weather permitting, crews will close all lanes of US-280 in both directions at Pump House Road. Eastbound lanes will remain shut down through the morning…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is opening the new Pump House Road Bridge as work continues to widen US-280 between Homewood and I-459.
Starting Friday night, March 6, weather permitting, traffic will shift from the old bridge onto the first phase of the new structure over US-280.
In November, crews closed lanes to…
Read More “New Pump House Road Bridge opening at US-280 in Mountain Brook”
Work is underway on the long-awaited Homewood DDI project.
The $29 million Diverging Diamond Interchange will upgrade traffic flow at Exit 255 on I-65 at Lakeshore Parkway (SR-149).
The contract was awarded to Gillespie Construction, with a funding partnership between ALDOT, the Greater Birmingham Regional Planning Commission and the City of Homewood.
The long-awaited DDI…Read More “Homewood Diverging Diamond Interchange work begins at I-65 and Lakeshore Parkway”
Work to build Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange, or DDI, is reaching a significant milestone.
Next week, ALDOT will install girders for the new eastbound bridge over I-59/20 at McAshan Dive in McCalla, weather permitting.
To set the girders on the southbound side, crews will use rolling roadblocks on I-59/20 between I-459 and Exit…
Read More “Upcoming McAshan Drive DDI bridge girder installation requires rolling roadblocks”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the Old Brook Trail Bridge over Little Shades Creek in Mountain Brook next week.
Work to replace the bridge begins on Wednesday, February 18, weather permitting, and should last through at least August.
Old Brook Trail Bridge to close six months for replacement.
Residents living south of…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host an open-house public involvement meeting to discuss a potential roundabout project at the intersection SR-4 (US-78) and John W Wills Avenue (Mudd Street) in Eastaboga.
The proposed project would address traffic delays and reduce crash risks at the referenced interchange.
Construction could begin by late 2027 and…
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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project to replace an aging section of I-59/20 near Fairfield began Sunday, Feb. 8.
The project will replace two miles of deteriorating asphalt between the Fairfield Boulevard and Valley Road bridges.
More than 60,000 vehicles pass through that section of interstate daily.
Several asphalt patches on I-59/20 between…Read More “ALDOT resurfacing I-59/20 between Fairfield and Hueytown”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host an open-house public involvement meeting to discuss a potential roundabout project at the intersection of SR-50 and SR-49 near Dadeville.
The proposed project would address traffic delays and reduce crash risks at the referenced interchange.
Construction could begin by Spring 2027 and last up to nine months.
…Read More “ALDOT to host a public involvement meeting in Dadeville”
