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"On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Alabama Department of Transportation will briefly close the bridge on SR-81 (Tuskegee Street) over the railroad in Notasulga.
The bridge will be closed for maintenance repairs at approximately 8:00 a.m. Wednesday and will reopen at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 13.
During the bridge closure a signed detour will…
Read More “Temporary bridge closure in Notasulga begins Wednesday”
Engineers from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) visited the Alabama Career Center in Mobile recently for a job fair sponsored by the Alabama Department of Workforce.
The event gave local residents a chance to learn about and apply for jobs at ALDOT.
Meet ALDOT’s Team
At the fair, ALDOT engineers answered questions, handed…
Read More “ALDOT engineers connect with job-seekers at Mobile Career Center Fair”
A four-mile segment of the reconstructed northbound I-59 roadway near the Georgia state line opened to traffic today. The opening marks the halfway point for a $41 million project to reconstruct part of I-59 in DeKalb County.
The roadway opening between mileposts 237 and 241 included reopening the northbound on- and off-ramps of Exit 239…
Read More “Part of I-59N opened to traffic after reconstruction”
ALDOT advises motorists to expect daytime delays due to paving on US-72 East in Huntsville. Rogers Group will pave at the US-72 intersections with Shields Road and Moores Mill Road in Huntsville starting Thursday, Nov. 6.
Most paving on the $4 million, 6.5-mile resurfacing project from Moores Mill Road to east of the Flint River…
Read More “Expect daytime delays for paving on US-72 East in Huntsville”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is reaching a significant milestone in its ongoing US-280 widening project by setting the first girders for the new Pumphouse Road Bridge.
This work requires a total traffic closure for crews to safely install the 100-foot beams across the width of the highway.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday,…
Read More “ALDOT closing US-280 traffic at Pumphouse Road for bridge girder installation”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has reopened US-231 following extensive work to reinforce its foundation in St. Clair County following ongoing sinkhole impacts.
ALDOT contractors have finished excavating the site and filled it in with multiple layers of stone and geogrid material.
Closed Monday morning for the repair, the site reopened to traffic Tuesday…
Read More “ALDOT reopens US-231 following extensive sinkhole repair in St. Clair County”
Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 4, crews will have temporary lane closures from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on I-65 south and north from Pintlala Creek to exit 167 (US-80).
The I-65 resurfacing project in Montgomery County requires additional daytime lane closures due to seasonal and weather conditions.
Crews began work this weekend, but continued colder weather…
Read More “UPDATE: Daytime lane closures on I-65 resurfacing project continue”
ALDOT crews will make drainage improvements at the intersection of US-31 and SR-99/Elm Street in Athens on Tuesday, Nov. 4, weather permitting.
US-31 northbound will be closed between SR-99 and I-65. Traffic intending to travel north on US-31 will be rerouted to US-72 and I-65.
Work will start about 8 a.m. ALDOT anticipates reopening US-31…
Read More “Drainage improvements on US-31 in Athens planned for Tuesday”
The I-65 resurfacing project in Montgomery County will require daytime lane closures throughout the weekend beginning, Saturday, Nov. 1.
Work has been limited to the evening hours but due to seasonal and weather limitiations, daytime work is necessary to keep the project on schedule.
The resurfacing project began in August 2025 and is…
Read More “Daytime lane closures on I-65 resurfacing project this weekend”
ALDOT next week will repair a third section of the deck of the southbound US-43 bridge over Cedar Creek, south of Russellville in Franklin County.
Expect delays due to closure of the outside southbound lane of US-43 at the bridge. Weather permitting, ALDOT anticipates beginning the closure about 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, and reopening…
Read More “Third phase of repair to US-43 bridge over Cedar Creek planned”
