Each year, employees from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) cut down, haul, install and help decorate the official state Christmas tree that sits at the top of the Capitol steps facing Dexter Avenue in Montgomery.
The State of Alabama’s official Christmas tree for the 2025 holiday season. ALDOT employees cut down the tree at...Read More "ALDOT brings official state Christmas tree from Fitzpatrick, Ala."A year after the removal of tolls on the Beach Express bridge, traffic counts show the change is continuing to ease congestion on SR-59 while directing more vehicles to the SR-161 Beach Express corridor.
ALDOT analyzed traffic from a 44-day summer travel period June 21 through August 3, and compared results from 2024 to 2025.
…Read More “Summer Update: Beach Express toll removal continues to ease congestion”
This story concludes an eight-part series highlighting the people and work of ALDOT’s West Central Region districts.
There’s pressure managing a district that’s home to the fifth-largest city in the state and busiest within the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) West Central Region.
There’s pressure when the district includes Mercedes-Benz U.S. International and the University…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public meeting at Greensboro City Hall in Hale County to discuss a potential resurfacing project on SR-14 from west of Holbrook Place to SR-61.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees can view exhibits and speak…
Read More “ALDOT to host public involvement meeting in Greensboro”
Expect nighttime delays and brief stoppages on US-72/Florence Boulevard as traffic patterns change for the next phase of the $24 million widening project in Lauderdale County.
The contractor will shift traffic to the outside lanes, including the new additional lanes, tonight and Thursday night, Aug. 21.
Barrier installation
Following the traffic shift, the contractor will…
Read More “Traffic patterns change on US-72/Florence Boulevard”
An improved sidewalk is open on the JSU campus in time for classes as part of an ongoing pedestrian safety upgrade project.
Read More “SR-21 pedestrian safety upgrades underway on JSU campus”
As of today, the inside lane of the I-85 south bridge will remain closed until repairs are completed.
Repairs to the bridge near exit 38 are expected to take approximately one week.
Travelers should seek an alternate route and expect delays.
For real time traffic updates download the ALGO Traffic app or go…
Read More “UPDATE: I-85 south bridge repair in Macon County”
Beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the inside lane of both I-65 southbound and northbound for temporary concrete barrier installation and grading work for bridge access between exit 238 (Alabaster) and milepost 236.
All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6…
Expect single-lane nighttime closures next week on I-65 at Parker Road in Hartselle and Upper River Road in Priceville for bridge work and removal of traffic control.
Rogers Group plans to close the outside northbound lane at Parker Road about 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, for minor repairs to two bridge girders. The lane will…
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Repairs to the I-85 south bridge near exit 38 in Macon County will begin on Monday.
The inside lane will be closed intermittently while work is begin performed, approximately one week.
The bridge railing was damaged during a crash in the early hours of Aug. 13.
Damage on the I-85 south bridge near exit…Read More “I-85 South bridge repairs begin Monday in Macon County”
This week, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and its contractors reached a major milestone on the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Gulf Shores. Crews placed the final steel girders across the waterway, marking a big structural and visual step toward completion. The $52 million bridge project remains on track to open by summer 2026.
…Read More “Update: Final steel girders set for Intracoastal Waterway Bridge”
