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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won 11 quality pavement awards from the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA).

ALDOT took home the honors during the 66th annual Quality Pavement Awards at the Association’s Officer Installation Luncheon and Pavement Awards Ceremony on Dec. 12, 2025.

Each year, the Association’s asphalt paving contractors submit paving projects…

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ALDOT will close I-59 between Reece City and Collinsville and divert traffic Friday to allow the contractor reconstructing I-59 southbound to make needed repairs to the northbound roadway.

About 17 miles of I-59 in northern Etowah County and southern DeKalb County will close Friday, Dec. 19, for repairs.

A significant segment of the southbound roadway between Reece City and Collinsville is being reconstructed by contractor Vulcan Materials. During the project, both directions of traffic have been sharing the northbound roadway.

For the contractor…

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The contractor will perform daytime patching on I-65 between Priceville and Hartselle this week. Crews will mill and pave strip patches to address potholes ahead of winter conditions that would cause further deterioration if left unrepaired.

ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays due to daytime patching on I-65 between Priceville and Hartselle this week.

The $16.5 million project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County is halfway complete. The contractor, Rogers Group, and subcontractors recently finished paving the segment of I-65 from Hurricane Creek in Cullman County to just…

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ALDOT opened bids today for replacement of the US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence.

ALDOT opened bids today for replacement of the 88-year-old US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence.

Of three bidders, contractor Miller & Miller submitted the apparent low bid of $7,247,268. ALDOT anticipated bids between $6.8 and $8.3 million.

Construction is pending bid review and award of the contract.

Project details

The project will replace the…

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ALDOT opened bids today for a project to paint and repair the Veterans Memorial Bridges on US-431 over the Tennessee River in Guntersville.

Of 11 bidders, contractor Cekra Inc. submitted the apparent low bid of $6,692,309. ALDOT anticipated bids between $11.9 and $14.5 million.

Construction is pending bid review and award of the contract. The…

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ALDOT opened bids today on a project to reconstruct and rehabilitate parts of the I-59 southbound roadway, left. The corresponding northbound segments were or are in the process of being reconstructed by previous and ongoing projects.

Total contracts approach $240 million

ALDOT opened bids today for an I-59 reconstruction project to replace and rehabilitate parts of the aging southbound roadway in DeKalb County. The project is expected to push the total of contracts for the corridor’s reconstruction to nearly $240 million.  

The project is the sixth in an ongoing effort to…

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The first phase of the I-59 reconstruction project included closure of the northbound on- and off-ramps at Exit 239, but there are no interchanges within the segment to be reconstructed in the second phase.

Another four-mile segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will close for reconstruction as a $41 million project enters its second phase.

Weather permitting, contractor Wiregrass Construction will shift traffic from the northbound roadway to the inside lane of the southbound roadway north of Hammondville either this afternoon or Tuesday, Dec. 2. The shift will…

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ALDOT will convert US-431 at Buck Island Drive to an RCUT intersection in early 2026.

ALDOT will convert the intersection of US-431 and Buck Island Drive in Guntersville to a Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersection to improve safety.

The RCUT plan includes installing channelizing curbs and flexible posts on Buck Island Drive and in the median crossover to prevent left turns from the side street. Instead, drivers will make a…

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The new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek in Franklin County opened to traffic today.

The new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek northeast of Red Bay in Franklin County opened to traffic today.

Riley Bridge Company substantially completed the $3.3 million project in slightly more than a year. The project included demolition of a 1963 bridge and construction of a wider, safer bridge in its place.

Part of the…

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A temporary bridge will carry traffic over Daniels Branch on SR-273 while ALDOT's contractor demolishes and replaces the existing bridge.

Traffic on SR-273/Blue Pond Road in Cherokee County will cross via a temporary bridge during replacement of the bridge over Daniels Branch, north of Leesburg.

A short diversion road connects the temporary bridge to the highway. The bridge over Daniels Branch was constructed 100 years ago.

The $5.7 million project to demolish and replace the…

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