Governor Ivey met with Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews on Dec. 5 to express her gratitude for their selfless assistance in disaster relief efforts in Florida following Hurricanes Milton and Helene.
“It was a privilege to meet the ALDOT workers who were deployed to Florida to aid in recovery efforts for Hurricane Milton and...
Read More "Governor Ivey expresses gratitude to ALDOT disaster relief crews"During Crash Responder Safety Week, ALDOT highlights the invaluable role of its Alabama Statewide Assistance Program (ASAP) crews in ensuring safety on Alabama’s roadways.
ASAP crews are dedicated to assisting stranded motorists and providing traffic control at crash scenes. Their primary goal is to assist stranded motorists in safely exiting the roadway and to facilitate…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to replace overhead signs on US-82 (McFarland Boulevard) near 13th Street in Tuscaloosa.
The installation is scheduled to take place overnight, beginning Wednesday at 9 p.m. and ending Thursday at 6 a.m., weather permitting. Westbound traffic on US-82 will be reduced to a single lane during this time.
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is looking to clear roadways and debris faster with its new J-Tech LaneBlade.
ALDOT’s Alabama Service Assistance Patrol Program (ASAP) has recently taken strides to achieve that goal by adding a J-Tech LaneBlade to the front of one of its Ford F-350s.
The LaneBlade is a retractable device that…
The City of Huntsville today announced upcoming work to construct the Northern Bypass that will impact traffic on North Memorial Parkway (US-231/US-431).
According to the city’s statement:
“Weather permitting, single-lane closures northbound on North Memorial Parkway near Bob Wade Lane will begin Monday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. as part of the Huntsville Northern Bypass…
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Updated timeline: Switch to North Memorial Parkway service roads postponed
Traffic will move from the North Memorial Parkway (US-231/US-431) mainline to the newly constructed service roads near Mastin Lake Road in Huntsville next week, if weather permits.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $34 million project, plans to begin shifting both northbound and southbound traffic…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging drivers to stay alert and slow down for first responders working on Alabama’s roads during Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 18-22.
Each year, ALDOT and emergency responders statewide join a national effort to improve roadway safety for first responders, from police to EMS and tow truck drivers….
All lanes on I-85 South at Line Creek have been reopened earlier than anticipated. Crews began work on the southbound lanes on Sunday, Nov. 3 expecting 18 days to complete the work.
The contractor had multiple crews working around the clock to open all lanes about a week ahead of schedule.
The project remains active,…
Thousands of drivers are already benefiting from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) latest infrastructure upgrade: the recently completed widening of I-10 in Mobile County.
This major project added a third lane to approximately 5 miles in both the eastbound and westbound directions between Carol Plantation Road and McDonald Road. The extra lanes are designed…
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Community members and local officials gathered at five locations around Alabama this fall to give input for the Alabama’s Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan that is being updated. The workshops are part of ongoing efforts by the Alabama Department of Transportation to establish a vision for safe and accessible bicycling and walking across the state….
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) applauds the anticipated early completion of the bridge replacement and intersection improvement project on SR-5 over the SR-69 (US-78A) underpass in Jasper.
The project includes new traffic signals at the intersection of SR-5 and SR-195, along with the bridge ramps. The contractor will place traffic signal poles this week,…
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