Mardi Gras season is rolling back into South Alabama for 2026, bringing a festive mix of parades, beads, Moon Pies, and yes, extra traffic.
While celebrations begin early along the Gulf Coast, including Dauphin Island’s long-standing tradition as one of the first communities to parade each season, downtown Mobile’s parade schedule gets underway Friday,...
Read More "Mardi Gras 2026: Let the good times (and traffic) roll across the Gulf Coast"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the Bankhead and Wallace Tunnels on Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 98 over the next few weeks to perform routine inspections. These inspections are required every two years to help ensure the safety and reliability of the tunnels.
Closures will take place overnight to minimize the impact…
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Beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 16, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the right lane of US-280 eastbound for milling between Shades Creek Parkway and the I-459 Interchange. Beginning at 9 p.m., ALDOT will close the right two lanes of US-280 eastbound.
All travel lanes are expected to re-open…
Beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 16, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the left lane of US-280 westbound for milling between Shades Creek Parkway and the I-459 Interchange. Beginning at 9 p.m., ALDOT will close the left two lanes of US-280 westbound.
All travel lanes are expected to re-open…
Aerial view steel girder installation Intracoastal Waterway Bridge Baldwin County.
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resurface and install guardrail on SR-18 from east of County Road 31 to the intersection of 10th Street Northwest in Vernon.
The 4.4-mile project is expected to begin Monday, June 16 and will continue until early fall 2025.
S.T. Bunn Construction Company was awarded the project at…
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As part of her commitment to Rebuild Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey joined Demopolis Mayor Woody Collins, local leaders and officials from the Alabama Department of Transportation to highlight a $2 million transportation project during a visit to Rooster Hall on Friday.
The project in Demopolis, funded through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II)…
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Beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will periodically close the southbound entrance and/or exit ramps at the I-65/SR-160 interchange to perform paving operations.
The southbound ramps are expected to be re-opened by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17. For the closure of the exit ramp…Read More “Planned ramp closures on I-65 SB, in Blount County”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will begin a project next week to improve a section of I-20/59 northbound in Greene County with bridge deck rehabilitation and new guardrail.
The work will take place from the Sumter County line to the County Road 80 underpass northwest of Boligee, covering a stretch of approximately four miles.
…Read More “ALDOT to repair bridge decks on interstate in Greene County”
Nighttime resurfacing on SR-255/Research Park Boulevard in Huntsville will begin the evening of Monday, June 16, weather permitting.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $2.6 million project, will mill and pave the SR-255 mainline from US-72 to north of SR-53.
Nightly lane closures
Motorists should expect single-lane closures from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly,…
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A project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County will begin the evening of Monday, June 16, weather permitting.
The $16.1 million project will resurface from Hurricane Creek, north of Vinemont in Cullman County, to one mile south of the I-565 interchange (Exit 340) in Limestone County.
The contractor, Rogers Group, will resurface…
Read More “Nighttime resurfacing of I-65 in Morgan County to start next week”
