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Next Phase of I 65 Resurfacing Advances With Bridge Work Nearing Completion

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Alabama Department of Transportation - 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). Co...

ALDOT Reaches Key Milestones On Big Creek Bridge

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Alabama Department of Transportation - 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 ...

Statewide Infrastructure Projects Win Rebuild Alabama Grants

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Office of Gov. Kay Ivey - Gov. Kay Ivey on May 7, 2026, announced more than $7.6 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for 26 road projects across Alabama, highlighting her ongoing commitment to improving the state's infrastructure. The grants are the first round of funding made availabl...

ALDOT Redesigns Morgan Road in Jefferson County

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - 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. ...

Gov. Ivey Adds Rebuild Alabama Projects, Announces ATRIP-II Awards for 2026

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Office of Gov. Kay Ivey - Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. This announcement comes after Gov. Ivey touted in her state of the state address the tremen...

ALDOT Makes Progress On Bridge, SR-161 Connector

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Alabama Department of Transportation - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) continues to advance construction of the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Baldwin County. The $52 million pr...

Britt Urges Fed Support for I-10 Mobile River Bridge, Bayway Project

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Office of Sen. Katie Britt - U.S. Senator Katie Britt sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy underscoring the importance of the I 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project in Alabama and calling for the department's continued partnership to advance it. "As you know, this is a larg...

ALDOT Widens U.S. 280, Easing Congestion

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Known for its rush hour congestion and high accident rates, Highway 280 is recognized as one of Alabama's busiest non-interstate roadways. To ease the burden of motorists traveling the popular retail corridor, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is widening a section of t...

ALDOT's $70M I-59 Project Aims to Ease Birmingham Traffic

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - One of the most traveled roadways in the Birmingham area is undergoing a transformation. A $70 million Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) reconstruction and widening project will provide three travel lanes northbound and southbound on I-59 between I-459 and Chalkville Mountain R...

Construction Progressing on Jefferson County, Ala.'s First Diverging Diamond Interchange

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WVTM-TV & Alabama Department of Transportation - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has begun construction on Jefferson County's first diverging diamond interchange (DDI) at Exit 104 on Interstate 20/59 and McAshan Drive in the town of McCalla, southeast of Birmingham, a $22 million project to accommodate rising traffic due to...

With New Bridge Now Open on Ala. Highway 75, Crews Working to Demolish Older Structure

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Alabama Department of Transportation - Demolition of the 83-year-old bridge that carried Alabama Highway over Town Creek, north of the DeKalb County community of Geraldine, began July 30, 2025, after a more modern span across the deep ravine opened earlier in the month. The newly-built structure provides motorists with a longe...

Crews Work North, South On ALDOT's $139M Linden Bypass

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - As the crucial first segment of the West Alabama Highway initiative, the $139 million Linden Bypass is designed to enhance safety, boost regional connectivity and promote economic growth. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing construction of the roadway, which wil...

Work Begins On Critical Shelby County Corridor

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - 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. "The widening will r...

With Spring Bringing Warmer Weather to Alabama, Three New Highway Upgrades Get Going

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ALDOT & CEG - A project to widen Interstate 65 in Alabama's Shelby County is now under way, according to the state's Department of Transportation (ALDOT). Crews will add lanes from I-65 Exit 231 north of the town of Calera to Exit 238 at Alabaster. Both communities are south of Birmingh...

Five Years After Landslide on U.S. 231, ALDOT Officials Proud of Its Timely Repair Efforts

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Alabama Department of Transportation & CEG - Five years ago on March 12, 2020, leaders with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) met with concerned residents from several northern counties to unveil an ambitious plan to repair U.S. Highway 231 after a landslide destroyed parts of the highway in Morgan County. Heavy rain ...

Alabama DOT to Consider Criteria for Local Funding Matches On State Road Projects

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Alabama Reflector - 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 ...

Decades of Road Construction Along U.S. 82 in Prattville, Ala., Will Extend Into New Year

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Montgomery Advertiser - Area drivers around Prattville, Ala., continue to endure a long-running road construction project on one of the city's main thoroughfares. The work to complete the four-lane U.S. Highway 82 through the city, located northwest of Montgomery, has developed into a decades-long drama....

ALDOT to Replace Mobile's Tensaw River Bridge; Work Just Ahead for New Huntsville Overpass

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ALDOT & WZDX-TV - 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. Starting as early as January, ALDOT expects the project to take about two ...

Alabama Governor Announces $3.1M to Fund Road, Bridge Projects Across State

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The Office of Gov. Kay Ivey - 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. Ten of the projects involve resurfacing and upgrading local st...

Construction Resumes On Northern Beltline

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - 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. to connect State Route 79 and State Rou...

Supporters of Birmingham's Northern Beltline Project Urging ALDOT to Build Its Next Phase

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Alabama Political Reporter - A strong show of support for Birmingham, Ala.'s Northern Beltline was evident as several hundred residents attended a public meeting hosted by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Aug. 29 in Gardendale. Advocates for the project urged ALDOT to keep moving forward and build ...

ALDOT Monitoring Highway Repairs, Replacement Projects

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Alabama Department of Transportation - 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 rehabil...

Huntsville, Ala., Will Apply for Funds to Improve Downtown Safety

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AL.com - The Huntsville, Ala., City Council voted to apply for two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling more than $21 million that will focus on safety and traffic congestion on two busy roadways in the downtown area. The grants would require a 30 percent match from the city, totaling...

Road Resurfacing Projects Worth $40M to Take Place Across Southwest Alabama in 2024

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Alabama Department of Transportation News - 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. With that in mind, ALDOT works with the ...

Alabama Mayor Hopes New Grant Will Spur Revitalization of West Montgomery

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Alabama Political Reporter - New details about Montgomery, Ala.'s $36.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) were released March 16 by Steven L. Reed, the capital city's mayor, according to Alabama Political Reporter. The USDOT's Neighborhood Access and Equity competiti...

Alabama Governor Reveals $500M Building Plan Along Trio of Interstate Highways

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Associated Press & Office of Gov. Kay Ivey - 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. Ivey unveiled the trio of major construction efforts at Hoover City Hall to a gather...

Bridge Project Earns GDOT Prestigious Award Honor

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GDOT - The Georgia Department of Transportation earned a regional award in the 2023 America's Transportation Awards competition at the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' annual meeting held in Mobile, Ala. Georgia DOT's winning submission, the "Historic 5th Stree...

ALDOT Plans to Build New $120M Interstate Exit in Hoover, South of Birmingham

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280 Living - 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. "It's an aggressive time schedule, but that's our hope," he said, addi...

Ikaros LLC Leads Congestion Reduction Project in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - A $34 million effort that will enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion along busy U.S.-82 from Highway 69 to Rice Mine Road remains under construction in west-central Alabama. As the first major Rebuild Alabama Act project in Tuscaloosa County, the 2.77-mi. undertaking will add a trave...

With $489M From Feds, Construction to Resume On Birmingham's Northern Beltline

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AL.com - 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 cease...

Work on Northport, Ala.'s McFarland Boulevard On Track for 2024 Completion

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Tuscaloosa News & ALDOT - It has been a little more than a year since upgrades began on McFarland Boulevard in Northport, Ala., and state officials said recently that the project still has many months of construction ahead of it before completion — likely no earlier than summer 2024. The Alabama Depa...

Alabama to Get More Funding for Birmingham's $5.5B Northern Beltway

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AL.com & WIAT-TV - The federal government is sending millions of dollars to Alabama to help fund the construction of the $5.5 billion Birmingham Northern Beltline project, a major interstate project on the western edge of the city in Jefferson County. Construction on the highway started in 2014 but has had ...

New West Alabama Highway to Utilize Fast-Paced Construction Method

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Thomasville Times - The proposed West Alabama Highway, as the new four-lane route from Thomasville to Moundville is called, is on a fast-track schedule, according to Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) officials speaking to a group of elected officials and others in Thomasville earlier in N...

Alabama Beach Cities Planning Bridge, Road Projects to Improve Mobility

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AL.com - Gulf Shores, Ala., is considered "one of the best places in the country to live." At least, that was the claim expressed by a city official in late August before presenting the "Leading the Way" award to the Gulf Shores City Council. The award was the result of a 2021 residents' s...

Alabama DOT Reviewing Bids to Make Geotechnical Repairs to Dip in Roadway

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The Moulton Advertiser - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has announced that repairs to a dangerous dip in the closed outside eastbound lane of Alabama Highway 24 on Trinity Mountain, west of Decatur in the northern part of the state, could be wrapped up within two months and the lane reo...

Crews Continue Important Highway Corridor Project After 10-Year Lull

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Despite an awkward start and a 10-year lull in construction, workers are poised to complete the U.S. 98/SR158 highway corridor in Mobile County from the Alabama/Mississippi state line to Interstate 65 in the city of Mobile. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing th...

Crews Proceed On $32M Project to Replace Six Functionally Obsolete Bridges

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - In southeast Alabama, crews are working on a $32 million project that will replace six functionally obsolete bridges along Interstate 85 at exit 60. The structures are being replaced due to their narrow width and age, with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) overseeing the wo...

Safety at the Heart of Road, Bridge Construction on I-85 Near Opelika, Ala.

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Opelika-Auburn News & ALDOT - The construction of the $32 million bridge replacement project on Interstate 85 at Exit 60 near Opelika, Ala., is expected to last for two more years. Crews with McInnis Construction LLC of Summerdale, Ala., have worked to replace the six "functionally obsolete" bridges at the I-85 exit s...

Mobile, Alabama, Area Leaders Revive $2.1B Plan to Build I-10 Bridge, Bayway Project

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CEG - Officials on the Alabama coast have resurrected a $2.1 billion plan to build a massive Interstate 10 bridge spanning the Mobile River and expand the highway across Mobile Bay. Mobile and Baldwin County officials on Dec. 15 voted to revive the original concept for the I-10 Mobile River Bri...

Alabama Expecting More Than $6.8B in Road, Transportation Funding From New Law

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Alabama Daily News - Alabama could receive more than $6.8 billion in road and transportation funding in President Biden's recently approved $1.2 trillion Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). While broad outlines of how that money will be allocated are now available, more federa...

Construction Under Way on Northeast Alabama Intersection to Improve Safety

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Sand Mountain Reporter - Motorists traveling along Alabama Highway 75 are maneuvering through construction that began Nov. 29 to improve safety at the road's intersection with AL 68/Hustleville Road. The key crossing is in Marshall County in the northeast portion of the state. Alabama Departme...

Construction Begins on City Walk BHAM Project Under I-59/20 Bridges

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Birmingham Times - The Birmingham-based contracting firm Brasfield & Gorrie has begun construction on City Walk BHAM, a 31-acre project being built underneath the new Interstate 59/20 Central Business District bridge in Alabama's largest city. The company is working alongside the ...

Mobile, Ala., Bay Bridge Project Back on Track, But Funding Issues Still Loom

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WALA FOX10 News - The Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project is one of those good news/bad news situations. The good news to report is that the long-discussed project is now back on track to be built, after local officials balked at putting tolls on its usage in 2019. The bad news, which may not come as to...

JM Wood, ALDOT Hold 25th Annual Fleet Sale

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CEG - Working together for successful fleet management for a quarter of a century, JM Wood Auction and the Alabama Department of Transportation celebrated their 25th Annual Auction at the ALD...

In West Alabama, 'Skepticism' Turns Into 'Optimism' for a New U.S. 43

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AL.com - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's announcement in February that U.S. Highway 43 would be widened from Thomasville to Tuscaloosa brought back long-ago memories for Cindy Neilson. Neilson was a Marengo County probate judge when she, along with former Linden Mayor Roy "Pat" Vice, often visited wit...

Alabama Hopes New Overpass Will Improve Safety Near Decatur

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Decatur Daily - Construction of the $18.4 million Alabama Highway 20 overpass — meant to create a "New Decatur" in southern Limestone County and improve safety — officially began March 15, despite pending legal challenges. The contractor, Rogers Group, working from its Alabam...

After Removing Flawed Arch, New Tuscaloosa Bridge May Finish This Summer

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CEG - In the first half of February, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) closed portions of Tuscaloosa's McFarland Boulevard to allow for interstate bridge construction as part of a three-year-long, $83.4 million project. Since January 2018, ALDOT crews have be...

Georgia's Alabama Highway Widening Project Set for September Finish

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Rome News Tribune - After more than 3½ years, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced that its widening project along Alabama Highway/GA Highway 151 in north Georgia is closing in on the final stages of completion. Work on the project initially began in July 2017...

Iconic Bridge Project in Tuscaloosa Nears Finish

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - An $83.4 million project featuring an iconic cable-stay arch bridge is nearing completion in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the construction, which calls for additional lanes on Interstate 20/59, along with a single point u...

Alabama City Hopes Work on State Highway Will Be Done in Mid-February

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Daily Mountain Eagle - Jasper, Ala., city leaders provided an update Jan. 22 on the paving project along Alabama Highway 118. Officials from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) advised the city that the contractor, Dunn Construction, was scheduled to be back workin...

Wiregrass Uses Spray Paver to Expedite Freeway Work

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Have you ever wondered where the water goes when you are driving in the rain on the freeway? When driving on a similar rainy day on city streets and county roads, drivers often experience considerable splash, spray and sometimes hydroplaning. The driver's vision can be obscured by the splash ...

ST Bunn Leads Lurleen Wallace Boulevard Project

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Save for completing the shared used path underneath the Hugh Thomas Bridge, where some handrail has to be installed, sodding and irrigation and other various landscaping items, ST Bunn Construction Co. Inc. has substantially completed the Alabama Department of Transportation'...

Crews Correct Landslide Damage on U.S. 231

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - With the highway now open to motorists, crews are working to complete construction efforts on U.S. 231 near Huntsville, Ala., nine months after a landslide caused major damage. Repairs were made two months ahead of schedule on both roadways of U.S. 231 between Lacey's Spring ...

Mississippi Lottery Helps Fund U.S. Highway 278 Repaving

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Monroe Journal - Monroe County, Miss.,'s most traveled east-west thoroughfare is undergoing a much-needed repaving, strictly funded by proceeds from the Mississippi Lottery. According to Drew Parker of the Mississippi Department of Transportation's (MDOT) Monroe C...

ALDOT Conducts Recovery for Washed Away Roadway

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Mary Yamin-Garone – CEG Correspondent - Due to quick action by the Alabama Department of Transportation, what could have been a major disaster was avoided when two lines of a 96-in. diameter corrugated metal pipe failed. Torrential rain on Easter Sunday washed out a 100-ft. long and 30-ft. deep section of Mandy...

Four Lanes on U.S. 411 Near Gadsden,Ala., to Finally Be Built

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CEG - One of Alabama's first announced road improvements in the Rebuild Alabama project is destined to finally get under way next year and will almost certainly have a local impact. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) opened bids Sept. 25 for t...

Long-Awaited Widening of Alabama Highway 157 Begins in Cullman

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Alabama Department of Transportation - State legislators and community stakeholders joined Cullman city officials and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in October to break ground on the long-awaited Alabama Highway 157 widening project between U.S Highway 31 and Alabama 69 in Cullman, Ala. The k...

Alabama's Latest Gas Tax Increase to Aid Road Projects

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CEG - Alabamians began paying an extra two cents per gallon for gasoline beginning Oct. 1 when the second installment of the state's 10-cent tax increase went into effect. The state's share of taxes on gasoline rose to 26 cents per gallon, which includes eight cents under the 2019-passe...

Grant to Fund Study of Two Alabama Highway Projects

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CEG - A $450,000 U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant was awarded to the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission to fund a technical and feasibility study of two Wiregrass Region highway projects. Alabama's Wiregrass Region is named for t...

ALDOT Begins Upgrades to U.S. Highway 82 Near Tuscaloosa

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Tuscaloosa (AL) News - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has begun the first of a pair of road improvement projects this year on U.S. Highway 82 in Tuscaloosa County. Work got under way Aug. 31 to resurface a 5.34-mi. stretch of U.S. 82 on the city of Tuscaloosa's south side betw...

Lawrence County Approves Rebuild Alabama Funding to Improve Rural Roads

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Moulton Advertiser - The Lawrence County Commission recently approved a Rebuild Alabama 2021 road improvement plan for the county, to be funded from state revenue following the increase in the state's gas tax revenue passed in 2019. The Rebuild Alabama Act Annual (RAA) Grant Program...

ALDOT Plans Twin Bridges Over U.S. 231 Landslide

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Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - A dramatic combination of large pavement cracks and an underground landslide on U.S. Highway 231 near Huntsville, Ala., in the early morning hours of Feb. 13 prompted an immediate closure of roughly 1,000 ft. of the major four-lane highway. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey quickly i...

Granting an Extension — ALDOT's U.S.-98/SR-158 Project Takes Shape

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Work on the estimated $115 million U.S.-98/SR-158 Extension Project in Ala. began in September 2017 and is expected to be completed by 2023. Thus far the DOT has awarded four of the seven contracts for the road and bridge infrastructure construction that is taking place i...

Lane Expansion on Alabama's I-65 Happening South of Birmingham

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Shelby County Reporter - An Interstate 65 expansion project that involves planning, overlay and re-striping from the Shelby County Route 52 overpass to the south end of the Cahaba River Bridge in Alabama began in early July, with a completion target set for the late fall of 2020. The contract for the freeway proj...

Road, Bridge Upgrades on Route 68 Under Way in Eastern Alabama

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Gadsden Times - Motorists who regularly must travel on Alabama Route 68 between Sand Rock and Leesburg will benefit from a construction/upgrade now in progress. Summer work on the road project began in June. The highway site between the two communities is situated on a north-south line in Cherokee County...

Birmingham Interstate Project Inspires University Civil Engineering Study

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University of Alabama at Birmingham - When the I-20/I-59 corridor through Birmingham, Ala., was demolished and rebuilt over a period of 12 months in 2019, travel became a nightmare for thousands of truckers, daily commuters and other travelers. But where most people saw chaos and frustration, a pair of University of Alabama a...

John G. Walton Construction Leads Major SR-180 Work in Orange Beach

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - John G Walton Construction Co. Inc. started major work on the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) $7.9-million SR-180/Canal Rd. widening in Orange Beach on Sept. 23, 2019, and the crews are very confident about meeting the December 2020 delivery date. The p...

I-565 Lanes Being Built Near Huntsville Geared to Lessen Heavy Traffic

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AL.com (Birmingham) - On the southwest side of Huntsville, Ala., Interstate 565 is a daily bottleneck during rush hour between the city of Madison and I-65. To help alleviate the problem, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey last year announced plans to widen the highway to three lanes in each direction. The building of thos...

Construction Resumes on Alabama's Delayed New Conecuh River Bridge

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MyNBC15.com - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has begun a new effort to repair and complete the new State Road 41 bridge over the Conecuh River, just south of Brewton. The project had been closed for two years as ALDOT dealt with substandard work, which eventually led to bring...

Onsite Attendance Ramps Up at JM Wood Auction in Ala.

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CEG - The JM?Wood three-day auction saw a dramatic return to normalcy in the post COVID-19 environment. The auction company held its event from June 16 to 18 at its company headquarters in Montgomery, Ala....

Apprenticeship Program Makes Big Difference in Recruitment

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Mary Yamin-Garone – CEG Correspondent - Thanks to a Pre-Apprenticeship Program in Heavy Highway Construction, lives are changing. It's no secret that constructing highways and bridges (aka heavy highway construction) is an exciting field with higher than average job growth. The demand for a wide variety of ...

Upgrades to Tuscaloosa's Lurleen Wallace Boulevard Near an End

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CEG - Final touches are being placed on what is shaping up to be a two-year project to upgrade and improve Lurleen Wallace Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), in conjunction with the City of Tuscaloosa, is overseeing the $23.7 million impr...

New Bridge Work Under Way Along Damaged U.S. 231 Near Huntsville

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CEG - Drilling for the first shaft to support the new U.S. Highway 231 bridges in Alabama began early June 1, and work is expected to continue around the clock, seven days a week, until the twin bridges spanning the landslide area on Brindlee Mountain are complete. The Alabama DOT...

Alabama DOT Awards Contract to Replace Twin Overpasses in Sheffield

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Florence Times Daily - An Alabama overpass replacement project will begin this summer along a busy highway in the Muscle Shoals area town of Sheffield, located in the northwestern part of the state. On May 29, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ADOT) awarded a bid to a Pelham-based contr...

Joint Venture Working to Rebuild, Widen Lanes Along I-65

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - The joint-venture of Dunn Construction Co. Inc. and Wiregrass Construction Company are looking to deliver the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) $68 million widening of four miles of I-65 (south of I-459 from exits 238 to 242) by this July. ...

Ammons and Blackmon Progressing on SR 181 Widening

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Crews from Ammons and Blackmon Construction LLC began work on the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) $19.9 million contract to widen 3.9 mi. of the north-south State Route 181 in August 2018 and are looking to complete the project in the spring of 2021. St...

Federal Highway Administration Awards $8M to 10 States for Innovative Projects

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Federal Highway Administration - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced more than $8 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and local governments in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, ...

Alabama's First Diverging Diamond Interchange Nearing Completion

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Mary Yamin-Garone & Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondents - DDIs are particularly effective at locations, like the one in Alabama, that have: High volumes of left-turn traffic on and off of freeway ramps Left-turn related safety challenges? Moderate and unbalanced crossroad traffic through the interchange A need fo...

Gov. Ivey Awards More Than $30M in ATRIP-II Funds for Bridge, Road Work

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ALDOT - Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation have announced that more than $30 million in funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. The funding is made available through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilit...

ALDOT Hopes to Find New Home for Historic Bridges

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ALDOT - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is planning to replace four bridges, three of which have been determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. For various reasons, preservation in place of these structures is not feasible. The bridge...

'The Yellowhammer State' Highway Project Lettings

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CEG - The Alabama State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. County: Houston Contract ID: 20190125003 Project: Addit...

ALDOT Selects First Transit Projects Under Rebuild Alabama

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Alabama Department of Commerce - Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced two major transportation projects in the Limestone and Madison county area were selected by the Alabama Department of Transportation for the Rebuild Alabama Act First Year Plan 2020. The first project includes resurfacing ...

Four More Alabama Firms Tapped for Work on Airbus Plant

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Alabama Department of Commerce - Birmingham Ala.-based HPM, which is overseeing the construction of a second assembly line at Airbus's manufacturing facility in Mobile, announced that four other Alabama firms will play major roles in the project. The new assembly line will allow Airbus t...

Busy Birmingham Interstate Undergoes Major Overhaul

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Motorists in Birmingham, Ala., are dealing with the lengthy shutdown of a major thoroughfare as construction crews focus their efforts on the replacement of a bridge at Interstate 59/20. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the $475 million Phase...

Report Lays Out Long-Term Transportation Plan for Alabama

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AASHTO Journal - A 66-page report issued by the Alabama Department of Transportation in late January is being viewed as a tool for mapping out the state's infrastructure needs for the next 20 years — especially in terms of determining capacity ...

One Purchase From JCB Leads to Three at Stone & Sons

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CEG - After running a successful contracting business for more than 20 years, it's safe to say Brody Stone and his father, Danny, know a good product when they see it. Brody, Danny and Brody's brother, Tyler, launched Stone & Sons Electric...

Shelby Announces $26M in USDOT Grants to State

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U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby - U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced Dec. 7 that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award grants of $14 million each for highway infrastructure improvements in the cities of Decatur and Cullman. The grants are m...

Massive Bridge Project Streamlines Interstate Corridor

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Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - After three years of enduring delayed traffic as road improvements progress along Birmingham's congested I-59/I-20/I-65 corridor, motorists traveling through the downtown have honed their capacity for patience and composure. They are going to need to hang on to their equanimity just a...

Motorists Revel in Early Finish to Huntsville Highway

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Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - When they first heard the news in late 2015, motorists in Huntsville, Ala., dreaded what was ahead for them. One of the city's lifelines, U.S. Highway 231, known locally as the South Memorial Parkway, was on the verge of getting a $54 million upgrade. That was the goo...

Crew Prepares Site for Rex Lumber's $110M Sawmill

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Construction on a $110 million new Rex Lumber sawmill and dimensional lumber production plant in greater Troy, Ala., started on July 17, 2018, and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019 with operations beginning in June. The 80...

Work Begins on $67.5M I-65 Project in Shelby County

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Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Work has begun in Shelby County, Ala., to widen bridges and add lanes to a section of I-65 known for its severe traffic back up in both the morning and evening commutes. The $67.5 million project was awarded as a joint venture to Dunn Construction and Wiregrass Construction and will take ...

Phase Two of $700M 59/20 Bridges Project Nears Finish

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Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Phase two of the $700 million project to clean up traffic problems in downtown Birmingham is nearing completion as work on phase three continues to progress. The project, known as the 59/20 Bridges, includes widening roads, elevating bridges, constructing new interchange ramps and replaci...

Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : April 11, 2018

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Omaha Media Group - Was your week a little busy? No worries! Here is a recap of the most popular stories from our website over the past week: State Expects To Spend $15 Billion On ...

Wednesday Wrap-Up : February 28, 2018

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Omaha Media Group - It's Wednesday Wrap-Up time and just in case you missed it, here is your recap of some of the most popular stories from our site over the past week: Dee...

After Nearly a Decade, U.S.-98, SR-158 Extension Resumes

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Cindy Riley - After almost a decade of inactivity, construction of the U.S.-98 and SR-158 extension projects in Mobile County, Ala., has resumed, beginning with work on the Big Creek Bridge. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is overseeing the current effort, which is expected to be completed b...

MDOT SHA Receives Federal Funds to Advance e-Construction

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CEG - The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will further advance the state's e-construction initiatives with the purchase of new electronic devices.Through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Every Day Counts program, MDOT SHA has received $1...

South Memorial Parkway Proceeds Ahead of Schedule

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Irwin Rapoport - A joint venture between Reed Contracting Services Inc. (road construction) and Miller & Miller Inc. (bridge construction) is taking on the $53.9 million, multi-year Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) South Memorial Parkway (Alabama 53 / U.S. 231) expressway and frontage roads between Go...

FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants

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CEG - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP).&...

ALDOT Pursues $700M Bridge, Roadway Project

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Irwin Rapoport - The Alabama Department of Transportation is spending more than $700 million to rebuild and upgrade a 2-mi. stretch of Interstate 59/20 that runs through downtown Birmingham via a three phase project that started in September 2015 and will be completed in 2020. The work includes improving and repl...

Work Under Way on $135M Walmart Distribution Center

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Paul Ladd - Work is under way on a $135 million Walmart distribution center in Mobile, Ala. Crews have been moving dirt to make way for construction of the more than 2.5 million sq. ft. facility, which will be Walmart's fourth distribution hub in the state.“Right now, they're in the pro...

Highly Anticipated Airport Terminal Opens in Ozark

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Cindy Riley - After years of planning and discussions, a new airport terminal building in Ozark, Ala., is finally opening its doors. A September ribbon cutting marks the end of construction on the highly anticipated project, which had to meet Federal Aviation Administration and Alabama Department of Transport...

Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Six Days of Public Auctions

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CEG - Jeff Martin Auctioneers Inc. held six days of public auctions May 9 to 14, ending with a huge two-day late spring public auction held in Brooklyn, Miss. This was one of the largest auctions Jeff Martin Auctioneers has held to date. The next two-day public auction in Brooklyn, Miss., will be Aug. ...

Portion of Interstate 20/59 to Accommodate 160,000 Vehicles

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Brenda Ruggiero - A portion of Interstate 20/59 in Alabama is being reconstructed to accommodate an increased flow of traffic, which currently is the highest rate of traffic flow in the entire state. More than 160,000 vehicles travel this area each day. This number is projected to increase to more than 225,000 dai...

INDOT Brings U.S. 31 to Freeway Status With $350M

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Irwin Rapoport - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has provided serious funding to rebuild and widen 13 mi. (21 km) of U.S. 31 in Hamilton County between Interstate 465 and state Route 38 to rebuild the aging highway and upgrade it to freeway status . The work, which began in 2012, will be complete...

New Interchange to Boost Huntsville Area Economy

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Cindy Riley - Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews are busy constructing a new interchange near Huntsville that could be a major economic boost for the area. When completed, the project will provide motorists full access to and from I-565 to Madison Boulevard and County Line Road. The interchange...

ISSA Supports NCAT’s Pavement Preservation Effectiveness Research

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CEG - With 50 years serving the pavement preservation industry, the International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) is proud to be a supporter of the National Center for Asphalt Technology’s (NCAT) Pavement Preservation Effectiveness Study, the fifth cycle of the Pavement Test Track. Performanc...

Pavement Preservation Techniques put to the Test

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CEG - With 50 years serving the pavement preservation industry, the International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) is proud to be a supporter of the National Center for Asphalt Technology’s (NCAT) Pavement Preservation Effectiveness Study, the fifth cycle of the Pavement Test Track. Performanc...

Indiana’s U.S. 31 Part II: Corridor on the Fast Track

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Jennifer Rupp - Governor Mitch Daniels announced in early March 2012 the Indiana Department of Transportation’s intent to speed up U.S. 31 Hamilton County construction and open the project to traffic three years earlier than expected (2015 vs. 2018) by combining individual corridor projects into one contra...

Asphalt Pavement Alliance Announces 2011 Perpetual Pavement Award Winners

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CEG - The Asphalt Pavement Alliance has announced the winners of its 2011 Perpetual Pavement Awards program.These national awards are given to road-owning agencies for asphalt pavements that are at least 35 years old and have never had a structural failure. The average interval between resurfaci...

McInnis Construction Leads Way on U.S. 84/SR 12 Project

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Mary Reed - The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) project on U.S. 84 (SR 12) in Coffee County to widen and provide additional lanes continues to move forward.U.S. 84 intersects with heavily traveled east-west routes in Alabama including U.S. 431, U.S. 231, U.S. 331 and I-65....

’Busiest Two Miles’ of Interstate in Ala. Gets Major Rebuild

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Cindy Riley - Crews rebuilding the original, 30-year-old concrete roadbed on a more than 2 mi. (3 km) segment of Interstate 65 in Jefferson County, Ala., have finalized the project, which replaces an aging, maintenance intensive segment of I-65 from I-459 to U.S. 31. Work was completed in January 2012 at a to...

Alabama Moves to Deal With Shortage of Apprentices

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Mary Reed - Alarm bells began to ring loudly seven years ago.In 2005 the Construction Labor Research Council warned that with many workers in the industry of an age when they would retire in the next decade, unless more apprentices were brought into construction there would be a severe shortage in ski...

GA DOT Approves Highway Projects

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CEG - ATLANTA (AP) The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced $97 million worth of new projects, including a $30 million widening of the Bobby Jones Expressway in Augusta. Other projects announced on Oct. 3 include two cable barrier installations. A cable barrier similar to on...

Deanco Holds Two-Day Sale in Miss.

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CEG - Deanco Auction held a huge two-day equipment and truck auction on Sept.14 and 15 at the company’s Philadelphia, Miss., auction facility. According to company owner Donnie Dean, this was a “great auction in a tough economy.” Dean went on to say that consignments from the M...

Alabama’s Route 77 Converts From Two Lanes to Four

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Cindy Riley - By Cindy RileyCEG CORRESPONDENTDespite rising temperatures, construction crews are continuing their work to upgrade a major corridor between I-59 and I-20 in northeast Alabama. When completed, the stretch of road will make traveling much easier for race car enthusiasts, whil...

J.M. Wood Auction Company Holds Sale in Montgomery

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CEG - J.M. Wood Auction Company held an Alabama Department of Transportation sale June 24 and 25 in Montgomery, Ala.Approximately 983 total onsite registered bidders and 150 online bidders participated in the auction. More than 100 items were sold via the Internet.Bidders participating in...

U.S. 431 Now Four Lanes From Phenix City to Dothan

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CEG - The Alabama Department of Transportation announced the project to provide 16 mi. (25.7 km) of four-lane highway on U.S. Highway 431, from Seale, in Russell County, to the Barbour County line is complete with all lanes open to traffic. U.S. 431 is now four-lanes between Phenix City and Dothan. ...

Crews Replace 30-Year-Old Concrete on I-65 in Alabama

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Cindy Riley - In an effort to improve driving conditions, crews in Jefferson County, Ala., are rebuilding the original, 30-year-old concrete roadbed on a more than 2-mi. (3.2 km) segment of Interstate 65. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.The project, estimated at $21 m...

ALDOT Crews Works on ’Unique’ I-59 Project

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Cindy Riley - In what’s being described as a unique project for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), construction is moving ahead on a roughly 11-mi. (17.7 km) section of Interstate 59 in Etowah County. The project involves an unbonded concrete overlay including bridge raising and widening...

Key Autauga Creek Bridge Project Slated for June Finish

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Cindy Riley - A resurfacing and bridge replacement project involving a key section of highway in Autauga County is expected to be completed ahead of schedule, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). The roughly $3 million project includes the planing, two-foot shoulder widening and resur...

Birmingham, Ala.’s Highway’s Cost Estimate Grows

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CEG - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) A new estimate shows that Birmingham’s 52-mi. (83.7 km) Northern Beltline will cost $4.7 billion to build. The Alabama Department of Transportation said the new estimate was developed in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, which is asking states...

ALDOT Sees End to Series of Grade, Drain Projects

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Brenda Ruggiero - The last in a series of grade and drain projects in Mississippi along Corridor V in the 2nd Division is currently under way. The final result will tie the Mississippi portion of Corridor V to I-65 near Decatur/Huntsville. The termini of Corridor V are I-55 in Batesville, Miss. and I-24 west of Ch...

ALDOT Awaiting Community Input for I-280 Toll Plan

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CEG - COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) Alabama Department of Transportation officials said plans for a toll road along U.S. 280 are on hold until communities make it plain how they feel about the project. Engineer Brian Davis told elected leaders and business people in Shelby County on May 5 that several c...

ALDOT Reaches Deal With Environmental Group Over U.S. 98

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CEG - MOBILE, Ala. (AP) An environmental group has reached an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation over construction of a new section of U.S. 98 in west Mobile.Both parties said Oct. 16 that Mobile Baykeeper had asked a judge to dismiss its claim but neither party would discus...

’Cane Corridor: Ala. Eyes Another Route Out of Storm’s Path

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - Not so long ago, two-lane Baldwin County 181 was a pastoral shortcut for local residents who wanted to avoid the more heavily traveled U.S. 98 and Ala. 59 going north or south.Then subdivisions and businesses began a kudzu-like takeover of former farmland and woods along the country road, ...

ALDOT Works to Clear Congestion on Memorial Parkway

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - Two projects under way on Huntsville’s heavily traveled Memorial Parkway will allow motorists to bypass more traffic lights and congested intersections on several newly built overpasses. The jobs — one winding up on the south side of the city while the other is gearing up on it...

Ala. Solves Problems at US 98 Construction Site

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CEG - MOBILE, Ala. (AP) State officials said environmental problems at a U.S. 98 construction site in west Mobile are a thing of the past.Officials have installed a hazardous waste containment system and 45 retention ponds to help keep construction runoff and mud from smothering acres of wetland...

ALDOT Embarks on Its Largest Ever Project — Corridor X

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Brenda Ruggiero - As work progresses on two road projects in Birmingham, Ala., the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) moves closer to a larger project that has been in the works since 1978 — the Interstate 65-Corridor X interchange in Birmingham.The $241 million interchange will include the ...

Paving in the Winter, Sinkholes in the Summer

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - When contractors widening Interstate 65 in Shelby County, Ala., came to the job site June 1 after a big rain and discovered a sinkhole in the road’s path, they weren’t really surprised. After all, they were excavating on Oak Mountain, in a limestone area where the geological phenomeno...

Crews Make Difficult Progress on U.S. 82

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Tommy Stevenson - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) The widening of U.S. Highway 82 between Northport and the Pickens County line is coming along slowly, with the Alabama Department of Transportation planning to complete the project by summer 2010.The project, which will widen the highway to four lanes, is taking years...

Glancing Blows From Storms Test ALDOT’s Readiness

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - The sky was clear, blue and sunny, giving no hint of the killer storms churning a few hundred miles south in the Gulf of Mexico. But as soon as hurricanes Gustav and Ike made their paths into the Gulf this summer, the Alabama Department of Transportation started implementing the storm-readiness m...

Ala. Makes Good on Evacuation Route Deal 40 Years Later

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - Back in 1967, Alabama and Florida made a deal to create a four-lane emergency evacuation route stretching from Florida’s Gulf Coast to Interstate 65 through both states’ Escambia counties. “Florida did their part; Alabama did not,” said Flomaton, Ala., Mayor Dewey B...

Heavy Equipment Rolls Into Action After Tornadoes Hit

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Jeff Cronin - What nature’s fury destroyed Feb. 5 with a rash of tornadoes in the South must now be cleaned up. And answering the call are an army of private contractors, department of transportation crews and the National Guard. The National Weather Service confirmed at least 31 tornado to...

Ala. Resumes Work on U.S. 98

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CEG - MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Construction crews resumed roadbed work Jan. 7 on U.S. 98 in western Mobile County after a 14-week shutdown to bring the project into compliance with environmental regulations.The project was halted after muddy runoff reached Mobile’s drinking water in Big Creek Lak...

U.S. 411 Construction Included

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CEG - GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) State transportation officials will include the four-laning of U.S. Highway 411 from Gadsden to Turkeytown in a Feb. 29 bid opening for the construction project.The Alabama Department of Transportation informed the Gadsden/Etowah Metropolitan Planning Organization of its...

ALDOT Director Says U.S. 280 Project Would Require Tolls

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CEG - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The new year may take the state Transportation Department in a different direction: toll roads.State Transportation Director Joe McInnes said that in 2008, he wants to begin building elevated lanes on U.S. 280 east of Interstate 459 in Birmingham.McInnes said t...

DOT to Consider ’Golden Gate Bridge’ to Replace Tunnels

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Garry Mitchell - ASSOCIATED PRESS - By Garry MitchellASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Alabama transportation officials, facing mounting political pressure in the port city, said Nov. 15 they will consider a route north of Mobile in planning a high-rise bridge link to Interstate 10.But they have n...

Local Incentives Could Speed Up Highway Construction

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Eric Fleischauer -THE DECATUR DAILY - DECATUR, Ala. (AP) It’s never been done before in Alabama, but many think an answer to drawn out construction projects could be local contributions to incentives for early completion of Department of Transportation projects.“We are increasingly seeing the value of local-state p...

Gantry Cranes Speed Up Alabama River Bridge Work

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - Faced with growing traffic on a pair of bridges crossing the Alabama River in Montgomery, Ala., state Department of Transportation officials decided to bridge the widening gap between their designed capacity and increasing demand by bridging the actual gap between the two structures.“...

Gulf Equipment Crews to Widen Hillcrest Road

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Beverly B. Nichols - When completed, a $6.6 million road construction project in Mobile, Ala., should relieve congestion on one of the city’s busiest roads. Under the auspices of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), the contract calls for the widening of Hillcrest Road from Airport Boulevard...

Residents Push for Link From I-20 to U.S. 431, Alabama 21

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CEG - ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) Supporters of a Eastern Parkway linking Interstate 20 to the intersection of U.S. 431 and Alabama 21 must find a way to pay for it.At a meeting March 29 in Anniston, elected officials met with Calhoun County residents urging completion of the parkway.Alabama Depa...

Two Bridge Spans Become One on Interstate 65 Over Alabama River

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CEG - The state of Alabama has been experiencing strong statewide employment, new industry announcements and expansions as well as an overall healthy business investment climate. As industry continues to expand in Alabama and as new residents arrive, the department of transportation has turned i...

Crews Ensuring Smoother, Deer-Free Ride Along I-10

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Jeff Brooks - Motorists traveling along Interstate 10 in northwest Florida near Marianna will soon enjoy a smoother ride with one less road hazard — deer.Covering 9.2 mi. (14.8 km) on Interstate 10 from State Road 276 to State Road 71 in Jackson County, the $16.4 million road project includes mill...

Alabama DOT Engineer Outlines Area’s Highway Projects

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CEG - There are several good highway projects proposed for the next few years for the Huntsville-North Alabama area, said Johnny Harris, division engineer of the Alabama Department of Transportation.Harris outlined the projects in a speech to the Alabama AGC’s Huntsville Section meeting in...

W. S. Newell Begins Work on Much-Maligned U.S. 98 Job

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Beverly B. Nichols - With the stroke of a pen, Alabama Gov. Robert Riley ended a years-long battle over the relocation of a segment of U.S. 98 and allowed construction to begin.“Within 30 days [of his signature], W. S. Newell Inc. of Montgomery will start construction on an 8-mile-long stretch of new roa...

Last Parker Truss Bridge in Alabama to be Preserved

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CEG - FLORENCE, AL (AP) State officials have determined that the one-lane steel Parker truss bridge crossing Shoal Creek between Florence and Killen is worth saving for historical purposes. The bridge’s preservation is a result of an agreement by the Alabama Department of Transportation, t...

Route 255 Earns Pavement Award

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CEG - The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has won a 2005 Perpetual Pavement Award for a section of State Route 255 in Huntsville. The award will be presented at a ceremony during the International Conference on Perpetual Pavement in Columbus, OH, on September 14. ALDOT will r...

Challenges Flock Around Fowl River Bridge Replacement Project

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Kerry Lynn Kirby - Mating fish, three hurricanes and inadequate clearance at the existing span have made replacing a half-century-old bridge on AL 193 in south Mobile County quite a challenge for L&A Contracting Co. of Hattiesburg, MS. Work started on the $10 million project — including construction of...

Legislation Would Create DOT Board

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Jeff Cronin - Alabama Rep. Cam Ward’s proposal to reorganize the Department of Transportation (DOT) may be paved with good intentions, but there’s plenty of debate over its effect on the politics of prioritizing road projects.Under the legislation, which was approved by the state House by a ...

ALDOT Revises Design of Rt. 261

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CEG - PELHAM, AL (AP) State transportation officials have revised the design for a proposed widening of Alabama 261 to five lanes in Pelham and Helena to affect fewer homes and businesses in an area of rapid growth. The public will get its first look at the new design at a March 21 pubic hearing...