Most drivers are familiar with Alabama’s Move Over Law and understand they must move over or slow down when approaching a stopped police car, fire truck or ambulance displaying emergency lights. What many may not realize is that the law extends far beyond emergency responders.
Alabama’s John Hubbard Move Over Act also protects road maintenance...
Read More "Move Over Law protects more than emergency responders"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.
What are RCIs?…Read More “Project to improve safety on US-43 at SR-64”
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:
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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…
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