The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is putting the brakes on human trafficking during January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
What Is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking involves the exploitation of individuals for forced labor or commercial sex acts through force, fraud, or coercion. For victims younger than 18, it is a crime regardless of force, fraud,...
Read More "ALDOT is putting the brakes on human trafficking"The Alabama Department of Transportation is monitoring the potential for severe winter weather to create hazardous conditions across Alabama beginning Sunday, Jan. 14.
In areas anticipated to experience the most severe conditions, ALDOT personnel are monitoring forecasts and roadway conditions with equipment prepared to pretreat roads this weekend if conditions allow. Crews are prepared to…
The Alabama Department of Transportation is preparing for severe weather impacts associated with the storms expected to move through the state Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
ALDOT is monitoring the weather with help from the National Weather Service, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, and other partners across the state. Following the storm, ALDOT’s priority will be to…
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On Monday, January 8, 2024, the Alabama Department of Transportation announced changes that will improve traffic and pedestrian movements on the campus of Jacksonville State University and the square in downtown Jacksonville.
Some of the on-campus changes being planned are an extensive amount of new sidewalk added along State Route 204, as well as the addition…
The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to repair bridge decks and install new guardrail at various locations on Interstate 20/59 eastbound from near milepost 64 to near milepost 72 in Tuscaloosa.
The project is expected to begin Monday, January 8 and will continue until Summer 2024, weather permitting. The contractor must keep at least one…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to replace and widen the US-11 (Skyland Boulevard East) bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad near Clearview Hills Drive in Cottondale.
The new bridge will have one lane in each direction and a center-left turn lane. A sidewalk will also be installed on the east side of the bridge.
The project…
With peak holiday travel season underway, the Alabama Department of Transportation is anticipating higher than average traffic volumes on Alabama roadways. To ensure the safety of the traveling public and construction and maintenance workers, ALDOT will have no temporary lane closures from Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, at 6 p.m. until Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at 11:59…
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Easier Access to Traffic Condition Details and New Personalized Traveler Alerts
The Alabama Department of Transportation has launched a new version of its ALGO Traffic app and website. This update provides travelers with an enhanced user experience by integrating more details and personalized information to help travelers avoid roadway congestion and get to their destination…
The Alabama Department of Transportation, in partnership with the County Engineers Association and the League of Municipalities, has released the 2024 Rebuild Alabama Annual Grant Call for Applications. During 2024, ALDOT will distribute $15 million in funds made available through the Rebuild Alabama Act for local and regional road and bridge projects. The deadline for…
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Governor Kay Ivey joined state and local officials today to celebrate substantial completion of the nearly $52 million project to construct the final four-lane segment of U.S. 411 joining Etowah and Cherokee counties.
Three years after breaking ground on the project funded entirely with state dollars through Rebuild Alabama, Gov. Ivey returned to the site…
The Alabama Department of Transportation is asking motorists to plan for an increased number of vehicles expected to hit Alabama highways during the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
To accommodate the expected increase in holiday traffic and for the safety of the traveling public and construction and maintenance crews, ALDOT will suspend lane closures on interstates from…
