Most drivers are familiar with Alabama’s Move Over Law and understand they must move over or slow down when approaching a stopped police car, fire truck or ambulance displaying emergency lights. What many may not realize is that the law extends far beyond emergency responders.
Alabama’s John Hubbard Move Over Act also protects road maintenance…
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Resurfacing of SR-67 south of SR-36 in Morgan County began this week.
The $1 million project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will resurface 4.4 miles of the two-lane highway from south of Pines Road in the Florette community to SR-36 south of Somerville.
Please expect daily single-lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers or…
The Alabama Department of Transportation’s annual State ROADeo took place Wednesday, May 13, in Montgomery, bringing together the Department’s top heavy equipment operators from across the state.
Competitors earned their place at the state event after winning their respective area ROADeo competitions. Once in Montgomery, operators faced a series of precision-based challenges designed to test…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), and states around the nation are encouraging motorists to observe National Work Zone Awareness Week on April 20-24, by slowing down in work zones and watching for roadway workers.
The theme for this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week is “Safe Actions Save…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging motorists to use extreme caution in the coming days as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing across much of the state. These conditions significantly increase the potential for what is commonly referred to as black ice to form on bridges and roadways.
Black ice is a…
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As the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues preparations for a potential winter weather event this weekend, one of the biggest challenges crews face is treating roadways when rain falls ahead of freezing temperatures.
Why rain before ice complicates roadway pretreatment
Pretreating roadways with brine or other anti-icing materials can be one of the most…
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Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Wednesday announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. This announcement comes the week after Governor Ivey touted in her state of the state address the tremendous progress being…
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Each year, employees from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) cut down, haul, install and help decorate the official state Christmas tree that sits at the top of the Capitol steps facing Dexter Avenue in Montgomery.
The State of Alabama’s official Christmas tree for the 2025 holiday season. ALDOT employees cut down the tree at…Read More “ALDOT brings official state Christmas tree from Fitzpatrick, Ala.”
When a crash or breakdown happens on the road, every minute counts.
Every minute that an incident is on the roadway, the chance of a secondary crash increases by 2.8%. The longer vehicles and responders are stopped, the longer drivers are also stuck in traffic.
That’s what makes Traffic Incident Management (TIMs) Training so important….
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging drivers to stay alert and slow down for first responders working on Alabama’s roads during Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 17-21.
Each year, ALDOT and emergency responders statewide join a national effort to improve roadway safety for first responders, from police to EMS and tow truck drivers….
