CEG - Wed September 09, 2026
Blount County Roundabout Project Receives Safety Award
On Aug. 28, 2026, the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) recognized the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) with its first America's Transportation Award....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 09, 2026
ALDOT's $34M Memorial Parkway Expansion in Final Stretch
Crews in Madison County, Alabama, are in the final stretch of a project that will add additional lanes on U.S.-231/U.S.-431/North Memorial Parkway from south of the intersection of Mastin Lake Road to the intersection of Winchester Road in Huntsville....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 13, 2026
Tensaw River Bridge Replacement Will Strengthen Corridor
Ever mindful of changing weather patterns, crews in Mobile continue working on a $79 million project that replaces the aging westbound span of the Tensaw River Bridge on the U.S. Highway 90 Causeway. According to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), the new span will be constructed to the south of the current eastbound bridge, helping to minimize traffic during construction....
ALDOT - Thu July 16, 2026
Research Project Helping ALDOT Maintain Roadsides
A four-year research project at Auburn University is helping the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) improve management of nearly 30,000 lane-miles of public roadside in more efficient, cost-effective ways by incorporating herbicide as part of an integrated weed management practice....
ALDOT - Thu July 16, 2026
ALDOT Preparing for Record Year of Airport Investment
The Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) Aeronautics Bureau is preparing for another record year of investment in Alabama's airport system. Recently, ALDOT met with the Federal Aviation Administration's Airports District Office in Jackson, Miss., to begin coordinating fiscal year 2027 airport projects and funding priorities between the two agencies....
CEG/ALDOT - Thu July 16, 2026
VIDEO: $3.2B Mobile River Bridge, Bayway Plan Moves Forward
After decades of planning and multiple funding challenges, Alabama officials said construction of the long-awaited Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project is expected to begin before the end of 2026 under a revised phased approach designed to control costs while expanding Interstate 10 capacity across Mobile Bay....
CEG/ALDOT - Thu July 16, 2026
ALDOT'S $70.4M I-59 Widening Project Reaches New Milestone
Motorists traveling Interstate 59 through Trussville, Ala., once again can access the northbound entrance and exit ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road (Exit 141) after the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) reopened the ramps June 26, several days ahead of schedule....
Alabama Department of Transportation - Thu June 18, 2026
Next Phase of I 65 Resurfacing Advances With Bridge Work Nearing Completion
The next phase of a $16.5 million project to resurface Interstate 65 in Morgan County began May 10, 2026, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). Contractor Rogers Group will carry out work from just south of State Route 36 at Exit 328 in Hartselle to south of the Interstate 565 interchange at Exit 340 in Limestone County....
Alabama Department of Transportation - Wed May 20, 2026
ALDOT Reaches Key Milestones On Big Creek Bridge
advancing construction of a new bridge over Big Creek on U.S. 82 in Coker as crews shift from major structural work to deck construction and finishing operations. The project replaces two existing Big Creek bridges near Sam Sutton Road with a single, wider span designed to improve safety and increase capacity, according to ALDOT....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 22, 2026
ALDOT Redesigns Morgan Road in Jefferson County
In an effort to ease congestion, construction crews in Jefferson County are redesigning Morgan Road so it directly ties in with Lakeshore Parkway at SR-150 in Bessemer. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the $19 million extension....
