The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) shifted traffic onto the new bridge on SR-1 (US-431) over Cornhouse Creek.
ALDOT now begins the next phase of removing the old bridge and completing the remaining work items in the $4.16 million contract.
ALDOT shifted traffic onto the newly built bridge on SR-1 (US-431) over Cornhouse Creek on…Read More “Traffic shifted onto new SR-1 bridge over Cornhouse Creek in Randolph County”
ALDOT will close all lanes of US-280 at Pump House Road to complete necessary bridge demolition in the highway’s ongoing widening project.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, weather permitting, crews will close all lanes of US-280 in both directions at Pump House Road. Eastbound lanes will remain shut down through the morning…
Read More “Bridge demolition to close all US-280 lanes at Pump House Road in Mountain Brook”
Work to build Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange, or DDI, is reaching a significant milestone.
Next week, ALDOT will install girders for the new eastbound bridge over I-59/20 at McAshan Dive in McCalla, weather permitting.
To set the girders on the southbound side, crews will use rolling roadblocks on I-59/20 between I-459 and Exit…
Read More “Upcoming McAshan Drive DDI bridge girder installation requires rolling roadblocks”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host an open-house public involvement meeting to discuss a potential roundabout project at the intersection SR-4 (US-78) and John W Wills Avenue (Mudd Street) in Eastaboga.
The proposed project would address traffic delays and reduce crash risks at the referenced interchange.
Construction could begin by late 2027 and…
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An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project to replace an aging section of I-59/20 near Fairfield began Sunday, Feb. 8.
The project will replace two miles of deteriorating asphalt between the Fairfield Boulevard and Valley Road bridges.
More than 60,000 vehicles pass through that section of interstate daily.
Several asphalt patches on I-59/20 between…Read More “ALDOT resurfacing I-59/20 between Fairfield and Hueytown”
ALDOT’s Anniston District continues to serve Calhoun County with a team-centered focus to keep motorists moving.
Traditionally, District 42 sees some of the most severe weather in the Alexander City Area.
Crews effectively respond to tornadoes and snow/ice events whenever they hit the most populated district in East Central Alabama.
With a dozen maintenance team…
Read More “Anniston District works to create some of the best highway rideability in Alabama”
UPDATE: Jan. 25 at 7:38 p.m.
The Auburn District is pretreating bridges with potassium acetate, and intersections/steep grades with calcium magnesium acetate and sand/CMA mixture where needed.
They will start with Randolph County and work their way back into South Chambers and Lee Counties as the evening progresses.
UPDATE: Jan. 25 at 6:18 p.m.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is actively preparing for a potentially high impact winter weather event this coming weekend. Hazardous conditions, including snow and ice, are expected to develop, and ALDOT is monitoring forecasts and coordinating with our partners in an effort to prepare and respond as effectively as possible.
While forecasts are constantly…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is closely monitoring weather forecasts from the National Weather Service and other sources to track a weather disturbance that has the potential to bring winter weather to parts of Alabama over the weekend.
ALDOT is preparing for cold temperatures as well as the possibility of frozen precipitation in some…
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District 43 Administrator Jamie Davis and her team overcame their share of adversity in 2025.
In addition to flooding, a tornado, plus their gas warehouse catching fire, the group worked through two winter weather events.
“None of us had ever really worked a snow and ice storm. We had 2 within, like, 2 weeks,” Davis…
Read More “Auburn District overcomes multiple winter storms and warehouse fire in 2025”
