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At the western project limit on SR-20 in Decatur, the pavement to be replaced by the project, right, contrasts with pavement placed in a previous project in 2019, left.

A project to resurface part of SR-20 in Decatur will start Sunday evening, if weather permits.

Grayson Carter & Son Contracting will mill, patch, and repave more than a mile of the highway from west of 12th Avenue Northwest to the bridge over the CSX railroad.

The contractor will work between 6 p.m. and 6…

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Westbound traffic will be transitioned to the eastbound inside lane while Norfolk Southern repairs this rail crossing on SR-20 just west of SR-67 in Decatur.

A short section of the westbound lanes of SR-20 in Decatur will close Tuesday for railroad crossing repairs.

Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern plans to repair the crossing just west of SR-67/Beltline Road beginning at 8 a.m.

Westbound traffic will be temporarily shifted to the inside eastbound lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays due to…

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The I-59 on- and off-ramps at Exit 239 (CR-140) at Sulphur Springs will be closed to traffic.

A contractor will close part of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County near the Georgia state line this afternoon for a $41 million roadway reconstruction project.

Northbound traffic will transition to one lane of the southbound roadway via a crossover about five miles north of Hammondville. For 4.5 miles, concrete barriers will separate single lanes of…

Read More “I-59N closing, traffic shifting near Georgia line”

Signal Technician updates traffic signal timing

Signal engineers in the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Southwest Region have made significant progress in the first phase of the Regional Traffic Operations Program (RTOP) expansion in Mobile, Alabama. The retiming of 66 traffic signals has been completed ahead of schedule, allowing ALDOT to advance the next phase earlier than planned.

What’s Next?

Starting…

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Map of new traffic signal at Lott Rd and SR 158 in Mobile

What’s Happening?
Starting Wednesday, August 28th, the new traffic signal at Lott Rd and SR-158 will be turned on in flash mode. This gives everyone time to get familiar with the new signal.

Important Dates:

Flash Mode: August 28 – September 3 (until 9 a.m.) Full Operation: Tuesday, September 3, 9 a.m.

Signal Coordination:
The new signal…

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ALDOT Traffic Engineers inspect signal cabinet

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), in partnership with the City of Mobile and Mobile County, is rolling out the first wave of a significant upgrade to the traffic signal infrastructure in the Mobile area as part of the Regional Traffic Operations Program (RTOP).

The initiative aims to enhance traffic flow and safety through the…

Read More “First wave of RTOP signal timing upgrades set to go live Monday, August 26, 2024”

SR-64 between Lexington and the Greenhill community will be closed Tuesday while crews replace a pipe under the roadway,

The Alabama Department of Transportation will close part of SR-64 in Lauderdale County for a pipe replacement Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Work to replace the pipe under the roadway will begin shortly after 8 a.m. ALDOT anticipates reopening the road that afternoon.

The highway will be closed to all traffic at about milepost 8, just east…

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Crossovers have been constructed for the transition of traffic to and from the southbound I-59 roadway. This crossover will return traffic to the northbound roadway at the south end of the recently-constructed concrete segment.

Another segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will soon close for reconstruction.

Contractors will remove and replace the entire northbound roadway from about milepost 229.5, north of Exit 224 (49th Street) in Fort Payne, to milepost 229, south of Exit 231 (SR-40/SR-117) in Hammondville.

The contractor, A.G. Peltz Group, anticipates shifting all traffic to…

Read More “I-59 reconstruction north of Fort Payne to switch traffic”

ALDOT reminds drivers to stay alert behind the wheel as school traffic is about to ramp up.

As the summer winds down and students prepare to head back to school, they will be commuting to school on foot, by bicycle and by school bus or private vehicles. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is gearing up for a significant increase in traffic.

To help minimize traffic congestion and enhance safety, ALDOT’s…

Read More “Safe Travels: ALDOT’s Back-to-School Guide”