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This week, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and its contractors reached a major milestone on the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Gulf Shores. Crews placed the final steel girders across the waterway, marking a big structural and visual step toward completion. The $52 million bridge project remains on track to open by summer 2026.

Read More “Update: Final steel girders set for Intracoastal Waterway Bridge”

Workers pour concrete to form the deck of the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek in Franklin County.

The new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek northeast of Red Bay in Franklin County continues to take shape.

Contractor Riley Bridge Company will pour concrete today to form the final section of the bridge deck.

Riley Bridge Company poured concrete for the next-to-last section of the bridge deck Tuesday. Weather permitting, they will pour…Read More “SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek taking shape”

Map of the project location

A $2.9 million resurfacing project on SR-20 in Lawrence County will begin Monday, Aug. 18, weather permitting.

Contractor Wiregrass Construction will mill and resurface 5.5 miles of SR-20 from west of Kirby Road in Hillsboro to the Morgan County line.

ALDOT advises motorists to expect daily single-lane closures in either direction. For real-time traffic and road…

Read More “Resurfacing of SR-20 in Lawrence County to start next week”

An Alabama Department of Transportation project to modify the intersection of US-431 and SR-26 in Seale, begins Monday, Aug. 18, weather permitting.

The project will modify the intersection of US-431 and SR-26 into a restricted crossing U-turn intersection (RCUT).

This intersection eliminates left turns from SR-26 onto US-431 by installing concrete islands to channel traffic. …

Read More “US-431 RCUT installation project in Seale begins Monday”

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will perform bridge maintenance on eastbound US-98 near milepost 35.9 over D’Olive Creek in Daphne starting Thursday, August 14.

When: Daily, beginning around 9 a.m., August. 14–15 and August 18, 2025 Where: Eastbound US 98 at milepost 35.9 over D’Olive Creek What to Expect: Intermittent Lane closures and lane…Read More “ALDOT Alert: US-98 bridge maintenance in Daphne this week and next”

Crews resurfacing closed I-59 ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road

Crews have reached the half-way point of the incentivized window to complete work on the southbound Chalkville Mountain Road exit ramps off I-59 in Trussville.

Starting on July 21, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) shut down the off and on ramps as part of the 3.8-mile widening of the interstate between that exit and…

Read More “UPDATE: I-59 ramp closure in Trussville”

Upper River Road in Priceville is open, following work to repair and raise the bridge over I-65 and build up the road approaching the bridge.

The bridge on Upper River Road over I-65 in Priceville is now open to traffic. The bridge closed in late June for repairs and raising.

Contractors repaired damage to the bridge girders that occurred in April when a piece of equipment struck the overpass. They then raised the bridge 13 inches to improve clearance.

The…

Read More “Upper River Road over I-65 reopens to traffic”