The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging everyone to be alert and keep bicyclists safe. The month of May marks National Bicycle Safety Month across the United States.
Nationwide, 1,166 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes in 2023 while an additional 49,489 bicyclists were injured in traffic crashes.
In the state of Alabama, there...
Read More "Be aware of National Bicycle Safety Month this May"Did you know that 975 people died from crashes on Alabama roads in 2023?
This, as well as other Alabama crash facts, are in the 2023 edition of Alabama Crash Facts, recently released online at the Drive Safe Alabama website.
The Alabama Crash Facts report contains some of the data that the Alabama Department of…
When forecasters predicted severe storms and tornadoes for Alabama last weekend, the Alabama Department of Transportation pre-positioned crews to respond quickly. The rumble of the storm had barely faded when ALDOT’s storm response kicked into high gear.
ALDOT’s priorities were to safely deploy crews to assess damage, clear debris and make any necessary repairs…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is continuing to spend more each year on litter cleanup along the state’s roadways.
ALDOT’s mission is to maintain and improve roads, not trash collection. However, the increasing amount of litter can be a road safety issue, so ALDOT employees spend a significant amount of time picking up litter….
Read More “ALDOT spends nearly $10 million on litter cleanup in 2024”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resurface a portion of State Route 28 in Livingston from the junction of US-11 to the junction of County Road 21.
The 5.9-mile project is expected to begin Monday, March 17 and will continue until late summer 2025, weather permitting. A pilot car will guide traffic through…
Read More “ALDOT to resurface portion of SR-28 in Sumter County”
The ALDOT Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) team played a key role in the 7th Annual Geo Day at Troy University, an event designed to introduce students to geospatial careers. Geo Day highlights career paths in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), surveying and drone technology.
ALDOT UAS Team at Geo Day 2025, posing…Read More “ALDOT UAS team played a key role in Annual Geo Day”
Weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation and its contracted partner, Alabama Guardrail, Inc, will conduct Guardrail Repairs on I-20/59 eastbound//northbound at Exit 124A (6th Av. N.), I-65 northbound and southbound at Exit 259 (University Blvd.) and I-65 NB at Exit 260B (3rd Av. N.).
Work will begin Sunday, March 16th, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. …Read More “Planned ramp closures on I-20/59 in Jefferson County”
A project to widen I-65 in Shelby County is now underway. The project will add lanes from Exit 231 south of Calera to Exit 238 at Alabaster.
This project will expand this section of I-65 to six lanes and replace eight outdated bridges, six of which are over rail tracks and two over County Road…
Weather conditions permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation and its contracted partner, Video Industrial Services, Inc. will conduct drainage repairs on US-11 northbound between Avenue P and Court O.
Work will begin Tuesday, March 18th and should be completed by Thursday, March 20th,2025. This work will require temporarily closing the center turn lane and inside…Read More “Planned temporary lane closures on US-11 in Jefferson County”
Weather permitting, beginning at 9 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 17th and 18th, the Alabama Department of Transportation will be performing pavement testing on I-20 eastbound and westbound from MP 147.700 (just east of Exit 147) to MP 164.820 (west end of the bridge over the Coosa River).
Work will take place between 9:a.m. and…Read More “Planned moving operation on I-20 in St. Clair County”
Beginning Tuesday, March 18, both northbound and southbound traffic on US-11 near Chamblee Avenue, northeast of Woodstock, will be reduced to a single lane in each direction as part of the ongoing bridge removal project.
Southbound traffic will be shifted to the northbound lanes for approximately five months. The southern entrance of Chamblee Avenue will…
