Jefferson county Archives

Feb 20

Upcoming McAshan Drive DDI bridge girder installation requires rolling roadblocks

McAshan Road Diverging Diamond Interchange bridge girders will be set next week.

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…

Feb 13

ALDOT closing Old Brook Trail Bridge in Mountain Brook for replacement

Old Brook Trail Bridge closing next week for replacement in Mountain Brook.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the Old Brook Trail Bridge over Little Shades Creek in Mountain Brook next week.

Work to replace the bridge begins on Wednesday, February 18, weather permitting, and should last through at least August.

Old Brook Trail Bridge to close six months for replacement.

Residents living south of…

Feb 09

ALDOT resurfacing I-59/20 between Fairfield and Hueytown

ALDOT starting two-mile resurfacing project on I-59/20 near Fairfield.

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”

Jan 25

East Central winter weather updates

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.

Nov 05

ALDOT closing US-280 traffic at Pumphouse Road for bridge girder installation

ALDOT to shut down US-280 at Pumphouse Road to install new bridge girders.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is reaching a significant milestone in its ongoing US-280 widening project by setting the first girders for the new Pumphouse Road Bridge.

This work requires a total traffic closure for crews to safely install the 100-foot beams across the width of the highway.

Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday,…

Sep 24

Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange under construction

Diverging Diamond Interchange under construction in Jefferson County.

Construction is underway on Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) in McCalla.

The $22M project will transform Exit 104 on I-59/20 at McAshan Drive.

The exit offers access to the Rock Mountain Lakes community along with the Jefferson Metropolitan Park.

Diverging Diamond Interchange construction underway at Exit 104 on I-59/20.

It is home to…

Aug 26

Trussville I-59 exit ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road reopen

Chalkville Mountain Road exit ramps now open

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…

Aug 11

UPDATE: I-59 ramp closure in Trussville

Steamroller resurfacing Trussville interstate ramps

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…

Aug 11

Planned lane closure on I-65 NB for bridge repair

Map depicting the project location for a bridge repair on I-65 NB

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…

Aug 01

Planned lane closures on US-280

Map showing the location of a lane closure on US-280 in Jefferson County between Shades Creek Parkway and the I-459 Interchange

Beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the right lane of US-280 westbound and eastbound in Jefferson County for widening between Shades Creek Parkway and the I-459 interchange.

All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, August 4..

These same lane…