Mardi Gras season is rolling back into South Alabama for 2026, bringing a festive mix of parades, beads, Moon Pies, and yes, extra traffic.
While celebrations begin early along the Gulf Coast, including Dauphin Island’s long-standing tradition as one of the first communities to parade each season, downtown Mobile’s parade schedule gets underway Friday,...
Read More "Mardi Gras 2026: Let the good times (and traffic) roll across the Gulf Coast"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will have no temporary lane closures on interstate routes during the Thanksgiving holiday. Lane closures will be suspended from Wednesday, Nov. 26 at noon through Sunday, Nov. 30 at 11:59 p.m.
The suspension is to help reduce traffic congestion and improve safety with more people traveling during the holiday….
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and local officials are pleased to announce the early completion of a roadway lighting project on US-80 at the intersection of SR-28 and County Road 25 near Bellamy in Sumter County.
The project added 25 new roadway lights to improve visibility and enhance safety for drivers.
“Projects like this…
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When a crash or breakdown happens on the road, every minute counts.
Every minute that an incident is on the roadway, the chance of a secondary crash increases by 2.8%. The longer vehicles and responders are stopped, the longer drivers are also stuck in traffic.
That’s what makes Traffic Incident Management (TIMs) Training so important….
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is opening the newly widened I-59 southbound lanes in Trussville just in time for the holiday shopping season.
Motorists can enjoy the improved 3.5-mile section between Chalkville Mountain Road and I-459 on starting Friday, November 21, 2025.
Originally scheduled to open by Thanksgiving, work progressed enough to expedite the…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is excited to announce the reopening of the I-65 south rest area near Greenville, in Butler County.
The rest area will be open to the traveling public beginning Wednesday, Nov. 19, ahead of the original projection of Spring 2026.
Crews demolished the outdated facility in May 2024 and replaced…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is urging drivers to stay alert and slow down for first responders working on Alabama’s roads during Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 17-21.
Each year, ALDOT and emergency responders statewide join a national effort to improve roadway safety for first responders, from police to EMS and tow truck drivers….
ALDOT employees in Mobile traded their safety vests for aprons Thursday during the “Dress the Dog” Fundraiser, bringing plenty of good food, laughter and community spirit to the Training Building.
The lunchtime event, held Nov. 13, drew a hungry crowd eager to support the State Combined Campaign, which benefits United Way Charities of Alabama. Between…
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Engineers from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Southwest Region recently met with members of the Mobile Area Association of Realtors to share updates on major infrastructure projects shaping growth in Mobile County and along the Gulf Coast.
The presentation gave real estate professionals insight into road and bridge projects that are improving travel across…
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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…
New paint will help extend the useful life of what many Huntsville residents refer to as the “useless overpass.”
Cekra Inc., working on a $420,000 contract, will paint the overpass on US-231/SR-53/South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville as well as an overpass on I-759 in Gadsden.
Paint helps protect steel parts of a bridge from…
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