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Aerial view of Dauphin Island Bridge (SR 193) in Mobile County

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will soon begin a major rehabilitation project on the Dauphin Island Bridge, located on SR-193. This work will help extend the life of the bridge and improve safety for motorists.

Key Information: Start date: September 30, 2025 Location: Dauphin Island Bridge (SR-193), 3.45 miles long Work includes: Bridge rehabilitation…Read More “Bridge rehabilitation project on Dauphin Island Bridge to begin”

Contractors raised the Upper River Road bridge over I-65 by jacking it and inserting metal shims, which will be encased in concrete.

The Parker Road bridge over I-65 near Hartselle is scheduled to close Thursday, July 24, at noon as part of a project to raise the bridge structure.

Crews will elevate the bridge 13 inches to achieve a 17-foot clearance over I-65. The closure is expected to last about six weeks, and motorists should use alternate…

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Workers prepare to lift a bridge girder with a crane on SR-247 at Little Bear Creek in Franklin County on Monday afternoon.

Girder installation began Monday on the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek near Red Bay in Franklin County.

The $3.3 million project with contractor Riley Bridge Company began in late fall.

A crane lowers a girder into position on the central span of the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek. The contractor will…Read More “Little Bear Creek bridge girder installation begins on SR-247”

The Capt. William J. Hudson (Steamboat Bill) Memorial Bridge on US-31 over the Tennessee River in Decatur.

New and improved lighting will soon illuminate the US-31 bridge and causeway crossing the Tennessee River in Decatur.

Work by the City of Decatur’s contractor to replace roadway lighting on northbound US-31 will require lane closures next week. Weather permitting, Shoals Electric will close the outside northbound lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily,…

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Map showing location of project

Daytime lane closures are scheduled for I-85 over Line Creek in Macon County on Tuesday, Feb. 11, weather permitting.

The closures, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., will affect both north and southbound lanes over Line Creek, about 2 1/2 miles north of Exit 16 (Waugh/Pike Road).

Crews will be installing raised pavement markers…

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The star shows the location of the Miles Creek bridge on I-85 South.

An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) bridge widening project on Interstate 85 South over Miles Creek at Exit 42 (Wire Road) begins Monday, Jan. 6.   

The project will widen the bridge over Miles Creek at Exit 42 (Wire Road) on I-85 South to accommodate the extension of the deceleration lane off the interstate onto…

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