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ALDOT’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) provides information to motorists to help them make better travel decisions during severe weather events such as the approaching winter storm Cora.
Cora threatens to coat much of the state in snow and ice and produce widespread travel impacts when it arrives Friday, Jan. 9, and throughout the weekend. The...
Read More "If you travel during winter weather, travel intelligently — ALDOT has tools to help"All lanes on I-85 South at Line Creek have been reopened earlier than anticipated. Crews began work on the southbound lanes on Sunday, Nov. 3 expecting 18 days to complete the work.
The contractor had multiple crews working around the clock to open all lanes about a week ahead of schedule.
The project remains active,…
Thousands of drivers are already benefiting from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) latest infrastructure upgrade: the recently completed widening of I-10 in Mobile County.
This major project added a third lane to approximately 5 miles in both the eastbound and westbound directions between Carol Plantation Road and McDonald Road. The extra lanes are designed…
Read More “I-10 expansion project completed in Mobile County”
Community members and local officials gathered at five locations around Alabama this fall to give input for the Alabama’s Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan that is being updated. The workshops are part of ongoing efforts by the Alabama Department of Transportation to establish a vision for safe and accessible bicycling and walking across the state….
Read More “Community shares input on Alabama’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) applauds the anticipated early completion of the bridge replacement and intersection improvement project on SR-5 over the SR-69 (US-78A) underpass in Jasper.
The project includes new traffic signals at the intersection of SR-5 and SR-195, along with the bridge ramps. The contractor will place traffic signal poles this week,…
Read More “Major project in Jasper will finish ahead of schedule”
The schedule for installation of overhead message boards on I-565 has changed. Due to forecasted rain Wednesday night, the contractor will not install a message board that evening. Additionally, tonight’s planned location of work has changed. Tonight, expect lane and ramp closures and total traffic stoppages for periods of about 20 minutes between 8 p.m….
Updated timeline: I-565 overhead message board schedule changes
Motorists will soon benefit from travel information displayed on overhead message boards on I-565 in Limestone and Madison counties.
A contractor will install the dynamic message signs (DMS) at three locations as part of the ongoing $5.2 million advanced corridor management project. The project, which began in…
At the Translational Research Injury Prevention (TRIP) laboratory at the University of Alabama, a research participant opens the door of a Mercedes GLE 63S AMG and slides onto crimson leather seats. She buckles her seatbelt, starts the car, and then goes exactly nowhere.
The car, donated to The University of Alabama by Mercedes-Benz earlier this…
Expect some travel delays overnight on I-565 westbound near the Town Madison Interchange (Exit 10) in Madison County.
Weather permitting, contractors will install striping and transition travel lanes to their final positions. Lanes were previously shifted to accommodate construction of the westbound off- and on-ramps and flyover bridges.
The work will take place from 7…
Read More “Lane closures set for tonight at I-565 Town Madison Interchange”
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to perform bridge maintenance on the SR-22 bridge over the Coosa River, connecting Chilton and Coosa counties.
The work, which includes repainting the bridge its current gray color, is intended to extend the lifespan of the bridge. ALDOT expects the project to begin Monday, November 11 and continue…
Read More “ALDOT to perform bridge maintenance over Coosa River”
Beginning Thursday, Nov. 7, traffic signals will periodically flash at the intersection of Vaughn Road and Eastern Boulevard (US-231) in Montgomery. This improvement project is aimed at enhancing roadway functionality and traffic movement in the area.
Work will begin around 9 a.m. and is scheduled to conclude by 2 p.m. The new turn lanes from…
Read More “Intersection work begins Nov. 7 at Vaughn Road-Eastern Blvd”
