The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won 11 quality pavement awards from the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA).
ALDOT took home the honors during the 66th annual Quality Pavement Awards at the Association’s Officer Installation Luncheon and Pavement Awards Ceremony on Dec. 12, 2025.
Each year, the Association’s asphalt paving contractors submit paving projects...
Read More "ALDOT wins Quality Pavement Awards from AAPA"The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will begin bridge repairs on Interstate 65 southbound over Catoma Creek just before exit 167, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
While the two primary travel lanes will be closed, motorists will not need to detour off the interstate. Traffic will be diverted into the two right-hand…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is closely monitoring weather forecasts from the National Weather Service and other sources to track a weather disturbance that has the potential to bring winter weather to parts of Alabama over the weekend.
ALDOT is preparing for cold temperatures as well as the possibility of frozen precipitation in some…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation resurfacing project on SR-106 in Crenshaw County starts Monday, Jan. 19, weather permitting.
The project will stretch for about 7.7 miles, from Patsaliga Creek Bridge to US-29 in Brantley. This project begins where the previous SR-106 resurfacing project ended.
Motorists should expect lane closures and reduced speed limits throughout the…
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District 43 Administrator Jamie Davis and her team overcame their share of adversity in 2025.
In addition to flooding, a tornado, plus their gas warehouse catching fire, the group worked through two winter weather events.
“None of us had ever really worked a snow and ice storm. We had 2 within, like, 2 weeks,” Davis…
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Beginning Monday, Jan. 12, the I-65 south exit 168 (South Boulevard) off ramp will be closed.
The closure will be in place to complete the concrete installation on the off ramp in a safer manner.
The following signed detour will be in place until work is complete:
Exit I-65 south at exit 167 (US-80) Turn…Read More “Update: I-65 south exit 168 off ramp closing Monday”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced today it is moving forward with a project to make drainage improvements along U.S. Highway 84 in the Shiloh community in Coffee County.
The project is part of a joint effort by ALDOT and the Federal Highway Administration to address drainage concerns raised by residents and meet commitments…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) team of nearly four dozen serving the Hollis Crossroads District relies on its leaders.
Administrator William Whaley believes they bring unity to the job and provide a high level of efficiency to the taxpayers.
“They’ll complete a goal and they’re not wasting time. They go out there with the…
Read More “Hollis Crossroads District tackles bigger projects with unifying leadership”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will host a come-and-go style public involvement meeting at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa to discuss a potential intersection improvement and access management project on SR-69 from Mimosa Park Road to the I-20/59 interchange.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees…
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won 11 quality pavement awards from the Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA).
ALDOT took home the honors during the 66th annual Quality Pavement Awards at the Association’s Officer Installation Luncheon and Pavement Awards Ceremony on Dec. 12, 2025.
Each year, the Association’s asphalt paving contractors submit paving projects…
The next phase of I-59 widening project in Trussville will affect daily commutes early next week. The upcoming I-59 lane shift will start on the evening of January 6, 2026, weather permitting.
ALDOT is moving traffic to the outside lanes to kick off the job’s northbound construction.
This will impact traffic in the area in…
Read More “Upcoming I-59 lane shift to impact Trussville commuter traffic”
