The ALDOT Aeronautics bureau grant program does more than distribute funds, it carefully coordinates a process that helps Alabama’s airports grow and meet the needs of their local communities.
At the heart of this effort is the annual airport funding cycle. Developed with input from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport directors and engineering consultants,...
Read More "How ALDOT’s Aeronautics bureau supports Alabama airports"Before Alabama had an interstate system and highways crisscrossed the state, there was the Old Federal Road.
The Old Federal Road was a rough and often treacherous path that helped shape the state’s earliest history. Built by the U.S. government in the early 1800s as a vital link between the East Coast and Louisiana, the…
More than 100 action figures and cartoon characters line shelves and bookcases that surround Marc Kock’s desk.
From Rick and Morty to Star Wars and Scooby-Doo, the playful display is one of the first things visitors notice as they step into his office at the Traffic Management Center.
“I want my office to feel different,”…
Legislation recently introduced by the Alabama Forestry Association would significantly worsen the condition of local and state roads and bridges, as well as hinder safety inspections of commercial vehicles.
“The primary thrust of the legislation is to allow significantly heavier axle weights to be hauled by large trucks – a move that is difficult to…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues to make progress on the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Gulf Shores. This $52 million project is designed to ease traffic congestion in addition to improve safety in the area. A $30 million connector project to SR-161 is also underway.
Additionally, ALDOT will begin work to widen a…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has completed repairs on SR-41 between Hybart and Franklin following a landslide. The road will reopen to traffic on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.
Completed guard rail on SR-41 in Monroe County Crews will complete striping on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The detour, in place since Sept. 9, 2024, will…Read More “SR-41 landslide repair in Monroe County completed”
Drive Safe Alabama is a lead broadcast sponsor of the Alabama High School Athletic Association State Basketball Championships this week in Birmingham.
The State Basketball Championships begin on Monday, Feb. 24 at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center – Legacy Arena with 42 semifinals and finals games spread across six days.
Through the AHSAA partnership with Drive Safe…
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ALDOT will repair the SR-127 Elk River relief bridge north of Elkmont in Limestone County next week.
Crews will remove and replace a section of concrete in the deck of the relief bridge just north of the Elk River bridge, near Leggtown Road.
ALDOT will close the northbound lane of SR-127 in the area…
As construction to widen US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County continues, ALDOT advises motorists to expect nightly lane closures for about two weeks.
Asphalt leveling by Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will impact traffic beginning the evening of Monday, Feb. 24. Motorists should expect single-lane closures in either direction between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. each…
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A major resurfacing project on I-59 in the Gadsden area will start the evening of Sunday, Feb. 23, weather permitting. ALDOT advises motorists to expect lane closures from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.
The $7.9 million project with contractor Vulcan Materials will include milling and resurfacing of both roadways from the…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is highlighting its regional engineers during National Engineers Week, which is about celebrating today’s achievements and paving the way for a brighter and more diverse future in engineering.
For more than three decades, Matthew Ericksen has played a key role in shaping Alabama’s infrastructure as part of the Alabama…
