Alabama saw a decline in traffic fatalities in 2024, according to the newly released Alabama Crash Facts report available online at the Drive Safe Alabama Website.
The report shows 967 motor vehicle fatalities statewide, down from 975 in 2023. Total crashes also fell, from just over 143,000 in 2023 to right above 140,000 in 2024....
Read More "Crash fatalities decline in Alabama in 2024"The contractor for an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project began installing cable rail and making repairs to damaged guardrail on US-80 in Phenix City today.
Crews will be working on US-80 from US-280 to the Chattahoochee River Bridge. Work is expected to take approximately two to three weeks.
Motorists should expect lane closures…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at the Childersburg Church of Christ to discuss a potential project on SR-235 involving plans for a road diet on approximately 9 miles of the highway.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m….
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The Alabama Department of Transportation will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Closures will be suspended from Friday, August 29, at noon through Monday, Sept. 1, at 11:59 p.m.
The suspension is to help reduce traffic congestion and improve safety with more people traveling during the holiday….
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A year after the removal of tolls on the Beach Express bridge, traffic counts show the change is continuing to ease congestion on SR-59 while directing more vehicles to the SR-161 Beach Express corridor.
ALDOT analyzed traffic from a 44-day summer travel period June 21 through August 3, and compared results from 2024 to 2025.
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This story concludes an eight-part series highlighting the people and work of ALDOT’s West Central Region districts.
There’s pressure managing a district that’s home to the fifth-largest city in the state and busiest within the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) West Central Region.
There’s pressure when the district includes Mercedes-Benz U.S. International and the University…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public meeting at Greensboro City Hall in Hale County to discuss a potential resurfacing project on SR-14 from west of Holbrook Place to SR-61.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees can view exhibits and speak…
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Expect nighttime delays and brief stoppages on US-72/Florence Boulevard as traffic patterns change for the next phase of the $24 million widening project in Lauderdale County.
The contractor will shift traffic to the outside lanes, including the new additional lanes, tonight and Thursday night, Aug. 21.
Barrier installation
Following the traffic shift, the contractor will…
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An improved sidewalk is open on the JSU campus in time for classes as part of an ongoing pedestrian safety upgrade project.
Read More “SR-21 pedestrian safety upgrades underway on JSU campus”
As of today, the inside lane of the I-85 south bridge will remain closed until repairs are completed.
Repairs to the bridge near exit 38 are expected to take approximately one week.
Travelers should seek an alternate route and expect delays.
For real time traffic updates download the ALGO Traffic app or go…
Read More “UPDATE: I-85 south bridge repair in Macon County”
Beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the inside lane of both I-65 southbound and northbound for temporary concrete barrier installation and grading work for bridge access between exit 238 (Alabaster) and milepost 236.
All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6…
