Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 08, 2020
John G. Walton Construction Leads Major SR-180 Work in Orange Beach
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....
AL.com (Birmingham) - Thu July 02, 2020
I-565 Lanes Being Built Near Huntsville Geared to Lessen Heavy Traffic
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....
MyNBC15.com - Wed July 01, 2020
Construction Resumes on Alabama's Delayed New Conecuh River Bridge
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 bringing in a new contractor....
Mary Yamin-Garone – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 10, 2020
Apprenticeship Program Makes Big Difference in Recruitment
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....
CEG - Mon June 08, 2020
Upgrades to Tuscaloosa's Lurleen Wallace Boulevard Near an End
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 improvement project....
CEG - Wed June 03, 2020
New Bridge Work Under Way Along Damaged U.S. 231 Near Huntsville
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....
Florence Times Daily - Tue June 02, 2020
Alabama DOT Awards Contract to Replace Twin Overpasses in Sheffield
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 contractor to construct a single new overpass along Hatch Boulevard in Sheffield to replace two older spans....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 13, 2020
Joint Venture Working to Rebuild, Widen Lanes Along I-65
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....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 16, 2020
Ammons and Blackmon Progressing on SR 181 Widening
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....
Mary Yamin-Garone & Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondents - Thu January 23, 2020
Alabama's First Diverging Diamond Interchange Nearing Completion
DDIs are particularly effective at locations, like the one in Alabama, that have:High volumes of left-turn traffic on and off of freeway rampsLeft-turn related safety challenges Moderate and unbalanced crossroad traffic through the interchangeA need for additional capacity, without widening According to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), "DDIs improve safety by reducing vehicle-to-vehicle conflict points from 26 — as in a conventional diamond interchange — to 14 points....
