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Jan 24

Most North Alabama state routes pretreated ahead of winter storm

ALDOT workers make salt brine for pretreatment of state routes at the Dutton District Office in Jackson County on Friday.

ALDOT pretreated most state routes in North Alabama in the lead up to this weekend’s anticipated winters storm.

The pretreatment coverage, by county, in ALDOT’s North Region follows:

Colbert/Lauderdale/Franklin/Lawrence/Limestone/Morgan — all lanes and bridges of all state routes Madison — At least one lane in each direction on all routes and bridges and all lanes…Read More “Most North Alabama state routes pretreated ahead of winter storm”

Nov 07

Temporary bridge installed on SR-273

A temporary bridge will carry traffic over Daniels Branch on SR-273 while ALDOT's contractor demolishes and replaces the existing bridge.

Traffic on SR-273/Blue Pond Road in Cherokee County will cross via a temporary bridge during replacement of the bridge over Daniels Branch, north of Leesburg.

A short diversion road connects the temporary bridge to the highway. The bridge over Daniels Branch was constructed 100 years ago.

The $5.7 million project to demolish and replace the…

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Feb 29

Alabama’s artistic Little River Canyon Bridge designed to fit the natural terrain

A breathtaking view of Little River Canyon National Preserve with the Little River Canyon bridge on SR-35 in the background connecting Cherokee and Dekalb counties.

Nestled in the Little River Canyon National Preserve, the Little River Canyon bridge on SR-35 connects Cherokee and Dekalb counties. When this bridge opened in August of 2010, it was the first of its kind in the state. The intent was to integrate the bridge design into the natural terrain of the surrounding preserve.

With…

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