The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) anticipates higher traffic volumes during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Drivers are advised to prepare for increased traffic and to plan for extra travel time.
For the safety of the traveling public along with construction and maintenance workers, ALDOT will have no temporary lane closures on interstates after…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists to expect late-night traffic interruptions on US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway in Huntsville for overpass construction at Mastin Lake Road.
Intermittent traffic stoppages will take place from about 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, to 5 a.m. Thursday, May 22. For safety, workers will halt all traffic at the intersection for…
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Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22nd , weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation will close the outside, right lane of US-280 westbound for asphalt patching between Milepost 2.0 and Milepost 2.5.
All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6 a.m. on Friday, May 23rd .
Motorists are requested to consider…
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Weather permitting, beginning Tuesday, May 27th, the I-59 southbound Rest Area at Milepost 167.4 in Ashville will be closed for repairs.
This Rest Area will be closed 24/7, Tuesday, May 27th at midnight through Friday, May 30th at midnight.
ALDOT thanks motorists for their patience during this Maintenance Operation to improve this Rest Area.
ALDOT’s…
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ALDOT will perform maintenance paving on US-231 on Brindley Mountain in Morgan County next week, weather permitting.
Crews will make pavement repairs on the southbound roadway from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, Monday, May 19, through Thursday, May 22.
Motorists should expect single-lane closures and delays. Please drive with caution. Reduce speed and…
Final paving will begin this week for improvements at three intersections on SR-53 north of Huntsville in Madison County.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $4 million Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II project, may begin paving Wednesday, May 14, if weather permits.
Expect lane closures
The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists to expect…
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Contractors will soon begin two resurfacing projects near Guntersville in Marshall County.
Weather permitting, Vulcan Materials will start Monday, May 12, resurfacing about seven miles of US-431. The project extends from the north end of the Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Tennessee River in Guntersville to Cathedral Caverns Highway, south of Grant. The $6.8 million…
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ALDOT today closed the outermost through travel lane on US-72/University Drive at Sparkman Drive in Huntsville for bridge repairs.
In addition, the auxiliary lane leading to the exit to Sparkman Drive is closed, though the exit remains open. Both lanes will remain closed for an extended period, at least through the weekend. Two westbound through…
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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…
