Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 18, 2025
Work Begins On Critical Shelby County Corridor
A major I-65 widening effort that may not have taken place for another two decades is under way in Shelby County. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the $145 million series of projects, which will reduce congestion and improve traffic flow....
Alabama Reflector - Wed January 22, 2025
Alabama DOT to Consider Criteria for Local Funding Matches On State Road Projects
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) plans to research ways of evaluating the financial situation of municipalities seeking funding for road projects. The move came after a meeting of the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program II (ATRIP II) committee on Jan....
ALDOT & WZDX-TV - Mon December 02, 2024
ALDOT to Replace Mobile's Tensaw River Bridge; Work Just Ahead for New Huntsville Overpass
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will soon begin a $78.8 million project to replace the aging westbound span of the Tensaw River Bridge on the U.S. Highway 90 Causeway, just east of downtown Mobile....
The Office of Gov. Kay Ivey - Wed October 02, 2024
Alabama Governor Announces $3.1M to Fund Road, Bridge Projects Across State
Alabama's governor said on Sept. 30 that $3.1 million in state funding is being awarded to 11 communities for various road and bridge projects, highlighting her ongoing commitment to enhancing Alabama's infrastructure....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 12, 2024
Construction Resumes On Northern Beltline
Nearly a decade since work was halted due to a lack of funds, construction crews in Birmingham, Ala., are resuming work on the Northern Beltline. The $64.7 million first phase of the project calls for a four-lane highway spanning approximately 2 mi....
Alabama Department of Transportation - Wed September 04, 2024
ALDOT Monitoring Highway Repairs, Replacement Projects
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is set to begin a repair project on state Highway 41 in the southwestern part of the state following a significant landslide in 2023. Initial work at the site got under way in June, according to the agency, with the bulk of the road rehabilitation set to start Sept....
Alabama Department of Transportation News - Wed March 20, 2024
Road Resurfacing Projects Worth $40M to Take Place Across Southwest Alabama in 2024
Making roads safer to drive is the mission of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) as it continues with its federally aided Maintenance Resurfacing Program statewide. In roads, like life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
Associated Press & Office of Gov. Kay Ivey - Tue September 12, 2023
Alabama Governor Reveals $500M Building Plan Along Trio of Interstate Highways
During an Aug. 31 news conference in Hoover, Ala., Gov. Kay Ivey announced three major interstate construction projects in the greater Birmingham area with a total price tag of approximately $500 million....
280 Living - Wed July 12, 2023
ALDOT Plans to Build New $120M Interstate Exit in Hoover, South of Birmingham
Construction of the new Exit 9 on Interstate 459 in Hoover, Ala., is scheduled to begin in 2025 and be completed in 2027, Hoover Assistant City Engineer Blake Miller told the local chamber of commerce recently....
AL.com - Thu April 20, 2023
With $489M From Feds, Construction to Resume On Birmingham's Northern Beltline
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey appeared in Gardendale on April 12 to announce that $489 million in federal funding has been secured to resume construction on the Birmingham Northern Beltline this spring. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) broke ground on the project in 2014 but ceased work in 2016 due to a lack of funding from Washington....
