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...
Read More "Move Over Law protects more than emergency responders"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at the Springville Middle School to discuss a potential project on US-11 involving plans for roadway, drainage and sidewalk improvements.
The upgrades are proposed for the section of US-11 between New Talladega Road and Wilson Street.
The meeting is…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will join more than 100 businesses and organizations at the ninth annual West Alabama Worlds of Work (WOW) career expo Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 8-9 at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa.
The two-day event connects students with hands-on demonstrations and real-world insight into job opportunities across the region….
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Alabama saw a decline in traffic fatalities in 2024, according to the newly released Alabama Crash Facts report available online at the Drive Safe Alabama Website.
The report shows 967 motor vehicle fatalities statewide, down from 975 in 2023. Total crashes also fell, from just over 143,000 in 2023 to right above 140,000 in 2024….
The Tennessee Valley Authority today announced plans for bridge work on Wheeler Dam that will affect traffic on SR-101 beginning Sunday, Oct. 19.
This infrastructure improvement project will include a new epoxy overlay and new joints. Bridge joints are a component of the bridge designed to allow expansion and contraction, which helps prevent damage from temperature…
ALDOT next week will repair a section of the deck of the US-43 southbound bridge over Cedar Creek, south of Russellville in Franklin County.
Expect delays due to closure of the outside southbound lane of the bridge. Weather permitting, ALDOT anticipates beginning the closure mid-morning Monday, Oct. 6, and reopening the lane the afternoon of…
The new traffic signals at SR-51 and I-85 in Opelika are now in flashing mode.
The signals will remain in flashing mode for approximately one week, as per standard practice.
ALDOT intends for the traffic signals at SR-51 and I-85 to be fully operational on Friday, October 10.
For real time traffic updates and more,…
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Drivers in Daphne should prepare for lane closures as construction begins on a major road project along US-90 (SR-16).
Starting Sunday, Oct. 5, crews will begin widening, resurfacing and adding a new center left-turn lane on US-90 from Mt. Aid Baptist Church to SR-181.
The project, sponsored by the City of Daphne, is designed…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has awarded more than $2 million in state grants to support improvement projects at 27 local airports.
The grants are part of ALDOT’s Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Program. The program provides financial assistance and technical support to public-use airports across the state. Eligible projects may include land acquisition, runway…
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As the City of Jackson’s ATRIP-II project nears completion, motorists should be aware of upcoming traffic changes:
The newly reconstructed ramp from southbound US-43 to SR-69 is set to open to traffic as of Friday October 3, 2025.
With this opening, all ramps in the area will now be open to traffic.
Please note:
Some…Read More “Traffic Update: New ramp on US-43 southbound to open Oct. 3”
State Highway Department inspectors were busy overseeing construction of the final section of I-65 near Warrior in late 1985.
Russell Taylor’s father, Glenn, was one of those veteran Alabama Highway Department employees at the heart of the historic project.
As a young boy, Taylor remembers how his dad’s work to keep Alabama moving inspired him.
…Read More “Oneonta District never backs down from a challenge”
