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Nov 26, 2025

RCUT planned for US-431 at Buck Island Drive

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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Jul 10, 2025

RCUTs installed at two north Alabama intersections

At RCUT intersections like the one recently constructed on US-411 at Appalachian Highway in Etowah County, motorists on the main highway can still make left turns, but motorists on the side street must make a right, followed by a U-turn.

Contractors for The Alabama Department of Transportation recently completed construction of two Restricted Crossing U-turn (RCUT) intersections in north Alabama.

In Lauderdale County, a $451,098 project with Rogers Group converted the intersection of US-43 and SR-64 in the Green Hill community north of Killen to an RCUT. In Etowah County, a $694,892 project installed an…

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Apr 15, 2025

Left turns closed at US-43 and SR-64 for reduced conflict intersection project

Motorists will see traffic patterns change today at the intersection of US-43 and SR-64 in Lauderdale County.

The intersection in the Greenhill community is being converted to a reduced conflict intersection (RCI) to improve safety. Key features of an RCI include eliminating left turns and through movements from the side street. To construct the channelizing…

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