New Blount County triple roundabout upgrades are designed to lower the number of serious wrecks at the busy intersections on SR-160 near I-65 (Exit 284).
For years, those interchanges kept Hayden police officers busy.
Since the department’s inception in 2019, responding to crashes on the roadway became a regular duty.
A new series of roundabouts…Read More “Triple roundabout upgrades safety at Blount County interchanges”
One lane of I-20 eastbound remains closed for bridge repairs near Oxford in Calhoun County.
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews shut down the right lane between mileposts 190-192 on Monday, Aug. 25.
During the repair, Exit 191 at the project site remains open.
Tuesday afternoon, the maintenance team had made significant progress replacing the…
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Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews have reopened the southbound Chalkville Mountain Road (Exit 141) ramps off I-59 in Trussville.
ALDOT has worked to meet a goal to reopen the busy ramps by August 29 and finished three days early.
In July, ALDOT shut down the ramps as part of the larger 3.8-mile widening…
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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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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.
…Read More “Summer Update: Beach Express toll removal continues to ease congestion”
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”
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…
Crews have reached the half-way point of the incentivized window to complete work on the southbound Chalkville Mountain Road exit ramps off I-59 in Trussville.
Starting on July 21, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) shut down the off and on ramps as part of the 3.8-mile widening of the interstate between that exit and…
Beginning at approximately 9 a.m., Wednesday, August 13, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will be performing a bridge repair on I-65 northbound over 16th Ave S.
There will be a single lane closure during this bridge repair. Crews will repair this bridge between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Motorists should consider using…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will be performing resurfacing, guardrail and end anchor installation, and traffic striping on SR-38 (US-280) from just west of the SR-22 intersection to just east of the SR-63 intersection.
This project will require daily lane closures of SR-38 within the milepost range given during the resurfacing phase. It…
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