The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface and place new traffic striping on a portion of US-80 in Sumter County to improve mobility and safety.
The 6.6-mile project will take place from the US-80 and SR-17 interchange to west of Pine Street Northeast.
The project, which will also include ramp work, is expected to…
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An Alabama Department of Transportation contractor successfully placed girders for the bridge on SR-5 over SR-69 (US-78A) in Jasper last week, moving the project significantly forward.
The work is part of the ongoing bridge replacement and intersection improvement project that is intended to improve safety, mobility and commerce. The project is expected to be…
The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface, install guardrail and place new traffic striping on a portion of US-43 in northern Tuscaloosa County from near Northside Road to the Fayette County line to improve mobility and safety.
The 8.5-mile project is expected to begin Wednesday, April 3 and will continue until late summer 2024,…
Weather permitting, a portion of SR-69 in Jasper will be closed in both directions beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, April 1, through midnight on Friday, April 5. The closure will be limited to the area near SR-5. The closure will allow contractors to place girders for a new bridge and perform other necessary work…
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Steven Drake doesn’t like to talk about his accomplishments. It’s just not his nature.
The seven-year agronomist senior would rather talk about how his 18 employees throughout the West Central Region should receive praise and how they make him look good. However, Greg Wall, representative for Helena Chemicals was determined to showcase Drake’s work.
Putting…
The Alabama Department of Transportation honored former employee James Brown at the Interstate 22 Memorial Highway Dedication Ceremony held at Hamilton City Hall on Friday, March 15.
Brown served ALDOT for 52 years before retiring on April 30, 2022. He passed away May 8, 2022.
West Central Region Engineer Wallace McAdory headed the one-hour ceremony…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface and place new traffic striping on a portion of SR-129 in Marion County from near the Lauderdale Road intersection to the Winston County line to improve mobility and safety.
The four-mile project is expected to begin the week of March 17 and will continue until late summer…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface a portion of Interstate 20/59 from near Exit 1 to near the McCainville Road overpass at milepost 19.6 southwest of Epes to improve mobility and safety.
The project is expected to begin mid-March and will continue until Fall 2024, weather permitting. The contractor is required to keep…
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The Alabama Department of Transportation plans to resurface, add two feet of safety widening, install guardrail and place new traffic striping on US-31 from the intersection of Inverness Drive in Clanton to the intersection of Collins Street in Thorsby this week.
Additionally, US-31 will be restriped from the existing four lanes to three lanes from…
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Twenty-one high-definition monitors line the wall inside the newly built Smart Communities and Innovation Building (SCIB) on the University of Alabama campus.
ALDOT’s West Central Region partnered with the University of Alabama in 2017 to create a Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC) to monitor and manage traffic. The RTMC also actively manages traffic signals to…
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