Jackson County Archives

Jan 24

Most North Alabama state routes pretreated ahead of winter storm

A front loader dumps salt into a brine-mixing tank

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”

Sep 18

$6.1M paving project on US-72 in Jackson County underway

A milling machine deposits millings in a dump truck. Other machinery can be seen working on the milled highway in the background.

A $6.1 million paving project on US-72 in Jackson County is underway.

The project with contractor Rogers Group includes milling and resurfacing 7.5 miles of US-72 from west of SR-35 in Scottsboro to CR-113 in Hollywood.

The project includes milling and resurfacing 7.5 miles of US-72 from just west of SR-35 in Scottsboro to…Read More “$6.1M paving project on US-72 in Jackson County underway”

Sep 18

ALDOT repairing SR-73 after burst water pipe

A skid steer and a sweeper operating on a two-lane highway, which is partly freshly paved.

ALDOT crews are working this week on SR-73 in Jackson County to repair road damage caused by a burst water pipe.

The burst water pipe under SR-73 near milepost 3, between Higdon and Bryant, washed out the subbase of the highway, according to ALDOT maintenance personnel.

ALDOT’s Guntersville Area paving crew has been milling and…

Jul 15

Temporary 3-Way stop now in effect on SR-69 in Jackson

As the City of Jackson’s ATRIP-II project nears completion, a new traffic pattern is now in place:

A temporary 3-way stop has been implemented on State Route 69 at the SR-69 north ramp. This configuration is expected to remain in effect for approximately three months while crews complete widening work on nearby ramps. The work…Read More “Temporary 3-Way stop now in effect on SR-69 in Jackson”

Feb 28

Bids opened for north Alabama resurfacing projects

The Alabama Department of Transportation opened bids Friday for several significant north Alabama resurfacing projects. Construction of all projects is pending bid review and award of contracts.

US-72 in Madison County

Resurfacing US-72 East in Madison County from Moores Mill Road in Huntsville to east of the Flint River, about 6.5 miles. Rogers Group Inc….

Jul 16

CSX plans rail crossing closure on SR-117

A map showing the detour route and sign placement

CSX will close the railroad crossing on SR-117 in the Bass Community of Jackson County from 6 a.m. Saturday, July 20, to the evening of Sunday, July 21.

Message boards and signs will be in place to direct motorists. The detour is US-72 to SR-156 at South Pittsburg, Tenn., to US-41A to SR-56 at Sewanee…

Apr 04

Bids opened for three north Alabama resurfacing projects

The Alabama Department of Transportation opened bids Friday for three north Alabama resurfacing projects totaling more than $9 million.

A nearly six-mile project on US-72 in Jackson County will resurface from CR-42 to east of Crow Creek in Stevenson. Of two bidders, contractor Rogers Group submitted the apparent low bid of $3,930,572.

In Colbert County,…