AL.com & WIAT-TV - Tue January 24, 2023
Alabama to Get More Funding for Birmingham's $5.5B Northern Beltway
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....
Thomasville Times - Wed November 30, 2022
New West Alabama Highway to Utilize Fast-Paced Construction Method
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 November....
AL.com - Tue September 13, 2022
Alabama Beach Cities Planning Bridge, Road Projects to Improve Mobility
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 Moulton Advertiser - Thu September 08, 2022
Alabama DOT Reviewing Bids to Make Geotechnical Repairs to Dip in Roadway
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 reopened once a contractor is selected from a list of submitted bids....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 18, 2022
Crews Continue Important Highway Corridor Project After 10-Year Lull
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....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 31, 2022
Crews Proceed On $32M Project to Replace Six Functionally Obsolete Bridges
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 work....
Opelika-Auburn News & ALDOT - Wed March 23, 2022
Safety at the Heart of Road, Bridge Construction on I-85 Near Opelika, Ala.
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 since last April....
CEG - Mon December 27, 2021
Mobile, Alabama, Area Leaders Revive $2.1B Plan to Build I-10 Bridge, Bayway Project
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....
Alabama Daily News - Wed December 01, 2021
Alabama Expecting More Than $6.8B in Road, Transportation Funding From New Law
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 federal direction is needed before specific projects are identified, the Daily News has learned....
Sand Mountain Reporter - Wed December 01, 2021
Construction Under Way on Northeast Alabama Intersection to Improve Safety
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....
