The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won four top communication awards from an organization representing state transportation agencies nationwide.
ALDOT took home the honors during the recent annual meeting of TransComm, the communications committee for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). AASHTO is a national nonprofit group that represents and supports...
Read More "ALDOT communications wins big at TransComm"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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The schedule for installation of overhead message boards on I-565 has changed. Due to forecasted rain Wednesday night, the contractor will not install a message board that evening. Additionally, tonight’s planned location of work has changed. Tonight, expect lane and ramp closures and total traffic stoppages for periods of about 20 minutes between 8 p.m….
Updated timeline: I-565 overhead message board schedule changes
Motorists will soon benefit from travel information displayed on overhead message boards on I-565 in Limestone and Madison counties.
A contractor will install the dynamic message signs (DMS) at three locations as part of the ongoing $5.2 million advanced corridor management project. The project, which began in…
At the Translational Research Injury Prevention (TRIP) laboratory at the University of Alabama, a research participant opens the door of a Mercedes GLE 63S AMG and slides onto crimson leather seats. She buckles her seatbelt, starts the car, and then goes exactly nowhere.
The car, donated to The University of Alabama by Mercedes-Benz earlier this…
Expect some travel delays overnight on I-565 westbound near the Town Madison Interchange (Exit 10) in Madison County.
Weather permitting, contractors will install striping and transition travel lanes to their final positions. Lanes were previously shifted to accommodate construction of the westbound off- and on-ramps and flyover bridges.
The work will take place from 7…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to perform bridge maintenance on the SR-22 bridge over the Coosa River, connecting Chilton and Coosa counties.
The work, which includes repainting the bridge its current gray color, is intended to extend the lifespan of the bridge. ALDOT expects the project to begin Monday, November 11 and continue…
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Beginning Thursday, Nov. 7, traffic signals will periodically flash at the intersection of Vaughn Road and Eastern Boulevard (US-231) in Montgomery. This improvement project is aimed at enhancing roadway functionality and traffic movement in the area.
Work will begin around 9 a.m. and is scheduled to conclude by 2 p.m. The new turn lanes from…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation aims to improve safety at a Lauderdale County intersection using an alternative intersection design.
The $451,098 project, starting this week, will convert the intersection of US-43 and SR-64, north of Killen, to a reduced conflict intersection.
The contractor, Rogers Group, plans to begin work Thursday, weather permitting.
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Making a left turn across traffic would be much more dangerous if the grass in the median was so high you couldn’t see over it.
But those are details drivers don’t often have to think about. Alabama Department of Transportation employees working from the department’s district offices are taking care of mowing grass and…
