National Teen Driver Safety Week, observed Oct. 19-25, is being recognized nationwide to raise awareness about the risks faced by young drivers. The annual campaign, led by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is intended to encourage communities and parents to promote safe driving among teenagers who are still gaining experience behind the wheel.
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Read More "National Teen Driver Safety Week reminds young drivers that safe choices save lives"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…
Due to weather, ALDOT has rescheduled pavement repairs to SR-77 northbound at the Little Bridge in Southside in Etowah County to Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. See previous post for additional details:
Little Bridge to close Tuesday for pavement repairRead More “Little Bridge repair postponed to Nov. 7”
Updated timeline: Little Bridge repair postponed to Thursday
ALDOT crews will temporarily close SR-77 northbound Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, for pavement repairs at the Little Bridge in Southside.
The closure begins at 8:30 a.m. ALDOT anticipates reopening the roadway Tuesday afternoon.
Crews will divert northbound traffic to the southbound bridge, which will carry one…
Read More “Little Bridge to close Nov. 5 for pavement repair”
All lanes on I-85 northbound at Line Creek have been reopened. Crews will continue working on southbound lanes for up to 18 days.
The project remains active, and intermittent lane closures will likely occur during evening hours until the project’s completion.
Real-time Traffic Updates: Download the ALGO Traffic app on your phone or visit ALGOtraffic.com for the latest…
Read More “All lanes on I-85 northbound at Line Creek are open”
Governor Kay Ivey has wrapped up her Rebuild Alabama Road Tour.
Governor Ivey recently visited three areas – Chilton County, Ariton and Rainsville – in conjunction with announcing the awards from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Annual Grant Program, created by the Rebuild Alabama Act.
The Act, which was overwhelmingly passed by the legislature…
Read More “Governor Ivey wraps up Rebuild Alabama Road Tour”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) today announced it has awarded over $3.6 million in state funding to 16 local airports for improvements.
Details of Funding Allocations
Albertville Regional Airport will receive $253,856 from a state grant for the microsurfacing of a terminal apron. The City of Albertville will also provide $84,619 in matching local…
Read More “Alabama airports benefit from $3.6 million in state grants”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has announced a planned lane closure on I-85 South beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, as part of a bridge widening project.
What to Expect: Location: A one-lane closure for approximately one mile on I-85 South at Line Creek. This lane closure is approximately 3 miles south of Exit…Read More “Continuous lane closure planned at Line Creek on I-85 Southbound”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announces that its traveler information platform, ALGO Traffic, won a prestigious True Grit Best Project Award at the 2024 Gulf Region ITS annual meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Specifically, ALGO Traffic is a valuable tool for drivers, providing real-time traffic updates, construction alerts, and incident information.
Meanwhile, GRITS, an organization…
Stacey Glass wasn’t always at the top of the food chain.
Glass, the Alabama Department of Transportation’s State Construction Engineer, is one of only a handful of employees who have served as a Bureau Chief for two separate bureaus.
But Glass’ ALDOT career started long before he sat at the top.
Growing up on roughly…
Read More “Stacey Glass works through extensive ALDOT career”
ALDOT continues to make steady progress on the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Gulf Shores, a $52 million project designed to ease traffic congestion and improve safety in the area. Alongside the bridge, a $30 million connector project to tie into SR-161, formerly designated as the Foley Beach Express, is also underway. Both projects are…
Read More “Intracoastal Waterway bridge and connector construction progress”
