Unexpected delays frustrate Alabama drivers. Incidents, closures, and weather cause these delays. Knowing what’s ahead is key for smoother, safer travel. The Personalized Travel Alerts feature available in the ALGO Traffic app provides real-time traffic information. It’s right at your fingertips.
ALGO Traffic is the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) official traffic service. This longtime...
Read More "Stay ahead with ALGO Traffic alerts"Beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 24, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation will temporarily close White Oak Trail at the intersection of SR-160.
A signed detour will be in place utilizing White Oak Crossing.
Eastbound traffic on SR-160 will proceed past the White Oak Trail / SR-160 intersection and turn left onto…Read More “Planned road closure on White Oak Trail, in Blount County”
The westbound I-565 interchange with Town Madison Boulevard in Madison opened to traffic today.
The interchange at Exit 10 provides access directly from I-565 to the Town Madison development just south of the interstate. The development includes Toyota Field, home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas baseball team. Two years of construction culminated in the…
Read More “Westbound I-565 interchange with Town Madison Boulevard opens”
Did you know that 975 people died from crashes on Alabama roads in 2023?
This, as well as other Alabama crash facts, are in the 2023 edition of Alabama Crash Facts, recently released online at the Drive Safe Alabama website.
The Alabama Crash Facts report contains some of the data that the Alabama Department of…
When forecasters predicted severe storms and tornadoes for Alabama last weekend, the Alabama Department of Transportation pre-positioned crews to respond quickly. The rumble of the storm had barely faded when ALDOT’s storm response kicked into high gear.
ALDOT’s priorities were to safely deploy crews to assess damage, clear debris and make any necessary repairs…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is continuing to spend more each year on litter cleanup along the state’s roadways.
ALDOT’s mission is to maintain and improve roads, not trash collection. However, the increasing amount of litter can be a road safety issue, so ALDOT employees spend a significant amount of time picking up litter….
Read More “ALDOT spends nearly $10 million on litter cleanup in 2024”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to resurface a portion of State Route 28 in Livingston from the junction of US-11 to the junction of County Road 21.
The 5.9-mile project is expected to begin Monday, March 17 and will continue until late summer 2025, weather permitting. A pilot car will guide traffic through…
Read More “ALDOT to resurface portion of SR-28 in Sumter County”
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”
A project to widen I-65 in Shelby County is now underway. The project will add lanes from Exit 231 south of Calera to Exit 238 at Alabaster.
This project will expand this section of I-65 to six lanes and replace eight outdated bridges, six of which are over rail tracks and two over County Road…
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”
