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….
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ALDOT’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) provides information to motorists to help them make better travel decisions during severe weather events such as the approaching winter storm Cora.
Cora threatens to coat much of the state in snow and ice and produce widespread travel impacts when it arrives Friday, Jan. 9, and throughout the weekend. The…
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The contractor on the I-65 Tennessee River Bridge rehabilitation project made significant progress during around-the-clock lane closures the last two weekends. Cekra completed concrete repairs to the northbound bridge deck far ahead of schedule.
More around-the-clock lane closures, originally planned for the remaining two weekends in October, won’t be necessary.
No more daytime lane closures…Read More “I-65 bridge weekend lane closures canceled; deck repairs completed early”
Motorists should expect single-lane closures for rehabilitation work on the northbound I-65 Tennessee River Bridge each weekend in October, beginning this Friday.
The contractor will close the outside lane about 6 p.m. on Fridays and reopen it about 5 a.m. on Mondays.
Please expect delays on the northbound roadway during the weekends. Plan additional…
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A project to resurface part of SR-20 in Decatur will start Sunday evening, if weather permits.
Grayson Carter & Son Contracting will mill, patch, and repave more than a mile of the highway from west of 12th Avenue Northwest to the bridge over the CSX railroad.
The contractor will work between 6 p.m. and 6…
A short section of the westbound lanes of SR-20 in Decatur will close Tuesday for railroad crossing repairs.
Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern plans to repair the crossing just west of SR-67/Beltline Road beginning at 8 a.m.
Westbound traffic will be temporarily shifted to the inside eastbound lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays due to…
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ALDOT crews will be patching Thompson Road in the immediate area of I-65 Exit 325 in Hartselle on Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16. Work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.
Additionally, a paint crew will be striping recently-patched segments of I-65 in Morgan County on Thursday. Please…
ALDOT anticipates completing repairs to the approaches to the Parker Road bridge over I-65 in Hartselle and fully reopening the roadway this afternoon.
Due to the earlier-than-expected completion of the Parker Road repair and inclement weather forecast for early next week, ALDOT is rescheduling repairs on Bethel Road at I-65 to this week.
Crews will…
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ALDOT will repair the approaches to two bridges carrying local roads over I-65 in Morgan County in the coming weeks. Motorists should expect around-the-clock closures of the Parker Road and Bethel Road bridges and approaches for about three days each while work takes place.
Weather permitting, crews will begin repairing the approaches to the Parker…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation is continuing work to fix numerous potholes that appeared on Alabama highways following January’s winter storm. Though patching operations may cause temporary delays for motorists, the repairs will help ensure smoother and safer travel.
Paving operations on I-65 in Morgan County will resume this week
ALDOT is making more extensive…
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