The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues making progress on construction of the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Baldwin County.
Motorists can expect an important milestone soon: the anticipated opening of two lanes of traffic with a one-way traffic flow across the new bridge on or before Memorial Day.
To help drivers prepare, ALDOT...
Read More "Two lanes with One-Way Traffic Flow planned for Intracoastal Waterway Bridge by Memorial Day"With peak holiday travel season underway, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes from Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 at noon until Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. and from Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 at noon until Friday, January 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Alabama roadways will…
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ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays for asphalt patching on I-65 between Priceville and Hartselle on additional days this week.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $16.5 million I-65 resurfacing project, is patching areas that will be resurfaced next year, during the second phase of the project.
Rogers Group will patch parts of the…
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About 17 miles of I-59 in northern Etowah County and southern DeKalb County will close Friday, Dec. 19, for repairs.
A significant segment of the southbound roadway between Reece City and Collinsville is being reconstructed by contractor Vulcan Materials. During the project, both directions of traffic have been sharing the northbound roadway.
For the contractor…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will reopen the I-65 north Exit 168 (South Boulevard) off-ramp by the end of the day Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Crews will begin reopening the off-ramp in the morning and expect to restore the usual traffic pattern by the end of the day.
ALDOT temporarily closed the northbound off-ramp to…
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ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays due to daytime patching on I-65 between Priceville and Hartselle this week.
The $16.5 million project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County is halfway complete. The contractor, Rogers Group, and subcontractors recently finished paving the segment of I-65 from Hurricane Creek in Cullman County to just…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the Lutzie 43 Foundation are partnering to host a Safe Driving Summit on December 12, 2025, for Houston County Schools. The Summit aims to educate local high school students about the critical importance of making safe driving choices.
“The Safe Driving Summit – a partnership between ALDOT and…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is making noticeable progress on the eight-mile I-65 widening in Shelby County, a priority project of Governor Ivey’s.
The first two phases of the $143M job began in February and June, while the final middle phase kicked off in October.
The southernmost section of work stretches from Calera’s Exit…
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ALDOT opened bids today for replacement of the 88-year-old US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence.
Of three bidders, contractor Miller & Miller submitted the apparent low bid of $7,247,268. ALDOT anticipated bids between $6.8 and $8.3 million.
Construction is pending bid review and award of the contract.
Project details
The project will replace the…
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ALDOT opened bids today for a project to paint and repair the Veterans Memorial Bridges on US-431 over the Tennessee River in Guntersville.
Of 11 bidders, contractor Cekra Inc. submitted the apparent low bid of $6,692,309. ALDOT anticipated bids between $11.9 and $14.5 million.
Construction is pending bid review and award of the contract. The…
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Total contracts approach $240 million
ALDOT opened bids today for an I-59 reconstruction project to replace and rehabilitate parts of the aging southbound roadway in DeKalb County. The project is expected to push the total of contracts for the corridor’s reconstruction to nearly $240 million.
The project is the sixth in an ongoing effort to…
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