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....
Tuscaloosa News & ALDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
Work on Northport, Ala.'s McFarland Boulevard On Track for 2024 Completion
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....
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....
