Alabama Department of Transportation crews responded Monday afternoon following reports of a southbound vehicle striking the underside of the bridge on Upper River Road over I-65 in Priceville.
The bridge engineer’s initial inspection found damage to the concrete on all six bridge girders – the long, horizontal beams that support the bridge deck. However, in…
Last year, the number of crash fatalities in work zones in Alabama reached the lowest it has been in a decade.
There were 15 fatalities and 527 injuries in work zone crashes in the state of Alabama in 2024. Fatalities were down from 23 in 2023, and injury crashes were up slightly at 386 from…
Girder installation began Monday on the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek near Red Bay in Franklin County.
The $3.3 million project with contractor Riley Bridge Company began in late fall.
A crane lowers a girder into position on the central span of the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek. The contractor will…Read More “Little Bear Creek bridge girder installation begins on SR-247”
ALDOT will close part of SR-211/Noccalula Road in Gadsden for tree cutting Wednesday, April 23.
The department anticipates work beginning about 9 a.m. and concluding before noon. Crews will remove a few dead trees from the state right-of-way.
Barricades will be positioned at the I-59 (Exit 188) interchange on the north end of the closure…
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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Motorists may experience a change in traffic patterns this week due to work to improve safety at an Etowah County intersection.
The $694,892 project to convert US-411 at Appalachian Highway near Turkeytown from a conventional intersection to a reduced conflict intersection (RCI) began in February.
The project includes construction of U-turn lanes and loons —…
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New and improved lighting will soon illuminate the US-31 bridge and causeway crossing the Tennessee River in Decatur.
Work by the City of Decatur’s contractor to replace roadway lighting on northbound US-31 will require lane closures next week. Weather permitting, Shoals Electric will close the outside northbound lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily,…
Norfolk Southern plans to repair the rail crossing on SR-20 just west of SR-67 in Decatur on Wednesday, April 9, if weather permits.
Repairs will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
During the repair, a short segment of the eastbound SR-20 roadway will be closed. Eastbound traffic will be diverted to one lane…
The Alabama Department of Transportation will replace the bridge over Sugar Creek and adjust grade along SR-63 from Milepost 27.925 to Milepost 28.334 (US-280 Intersection).
This project will require the closing of SR-63 within the Milepost given for a period of approximately 8 months. A detour route utilizing SR-128, Coven Abbett Road and US 280…
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In a dimly lit room lined with monitors streaming live footage from nearly 190 cameras, the operators at the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Traffic Management Centers (TMC) work tirelessly to keep the state’s roads safe and traffic flowing.
The centers, operating 24/7, are hubs for real-time coordination between motorists, law enforcement and engineers –…
