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Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project advances toward construction

After decades of planning, the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project is moving forward with strong support from federal, state and local partners. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), the Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization announced today a revised project approach that positions construction to begin before the...

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ALDOT UAS Team member demonstrating a virtual headset at GeoDay 2025.

The ALDOT Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) team played a key role in the 7th Annual Geo Day at Troy University, an event designed to introduce students to geospatial careers. Geo Day highlights career paths in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), surveying and drone technology.

ALDOT UAS Team at Geo Day 2025, posing…Read More “ALDOT UAS team played a key role in Annual Geo Day”

Weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation and its contracted partner, Alabama Guardrail, Inc, will conduct Guardrail Repairs on I-20/59 eastbound//northbound at Exit 124A (6th Av. N.), I-65 northbound and southbound at Exit 259 (University Blvd.) and I-65 NB at Exit 260B (3rd Av. N.).

Work will begin Sunday, March 16th, 2025, at 9:00 p.m.  …Read More “Planned ramp closures on I-20/59 in Jefferson County”

Weather conditions permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation and its contracted partner, Video Industrial Services, Inc. will conduct drainage repairs on US-11 northbound between Avenue P and Court O.

Work will begin Tuesday, March 18th and should be completed by Thursday, March 20th,2025.   This work will require temporarily closing the center turn lane and inside…Read More “Planned temporary lane closures on US-11 in Jefferson County”

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is preparing for potential severe weather impacts associated with the storms expected to move into the state Friday evening and continue throughout much of the weekend.

ALDOT is monitoring the weather with help from the National Weather Service, Alabama Emergency Management Agency, and other partners across the state. Following…

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Map of US-431 where additional truck passing lanes are being added

A project to add additional truck passing lanes on US-431 in Chambers County will begin on March 24, 2025. The project was awarded to Gary Ingram Grading and Paving, Inc., the lowest bidder, for $8.17 million. The contractor will have 170 working days to complete the project. Construction is to begin on March 24.

The…

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When a landslide destroyed US-231 in 2020, ALDOT's solution was to construct bridges across the unstable area. In this photo from July 2020, contractor Brasfield & Gorrie is constructing bridge columns and caps.

Five years ago today, ALDOT leaders met with concerned residents from several north Alabama counties to unveil an ambitious plan to repair US-231 after a landslide destroyed parts of the highway in Morgan County.

One month earlier, heavy rain triggered the slide on Brindley Mountain, opening large cracks in the pavement as material shifted below….

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