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Alabama Department of Transportation

Coverage of Alabama Department of Transportation from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

141 stories

Surveying instrument on a tripod beside orange survey flags in coastal pine woods near a waterway, depicting the Canal Road reroute survey

Local Government

Gulf Shores Canal Road Reroute Advances With Survey Deal and Plan for Interim Bypass

Gulf Shores approved a $39,500 Sawgrass Consulting survey for a Canal Road reroute around Gulf Pines and outlined a midterm bypass via East 10th…

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

Road crew workers in orange safety vests use chain saws and a loader to clear fallen pine trees from a two-lane Alabama highway after a hurricane

Weather

ALDOT Storm Debris Cleanup Reopens Alabama Highways After Hurricane Isaias

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

Public Safety

ALDOT Defends Overnight I-65 Lane Closures in Shelby County as Hurricane Isaias Evacuees Headed North

Oct 10, 2026 Hurricane

Local Government

Fairhope and Perdido Beach Land Road Money as Ivey Awards Final $3.8 Million in 2026 Rebuild Alabama Grants

Oct 2, 2026 Fairhope

Public Safety

Burning Log Truck Shuts Down Highway 10 Bridge Over Alabama River in Wilcox County

Oct 1, 2026 Wilcox County

Politics

Forgive the Bridge Loan? Mobile Councilman Ben Reynolds Hopes Trump Visit Brings End to Planned I-10 Tolls

Sep 30, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Elliott Drafts Toll Tax Credit to Refund Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Tolls

Politics

Elliott Drafts Toll Tax Credit to Refund Mobile River Bridge Tolls; Daphne Mayor Signals Support

Sep 24, 2026 Daphne

Traffic

Wallace Tunnel Closure: Eastbound I-10 Shut Overnight Sept. 23-24, Detours Set

Sep 23, 2026 Mobile

Public Safety

872 Police Sensors Approved on Alabama Highways, Most of Them License Plate Readers

Sep 22, 2026 Gulf Shores

Transportation

Gulf Shores International Airport Lands $2.5 Million for Terminal Expansion

Sep 22, 2026 Gulf Shores

Public Safety

Left Lane Closed for a Week: I-65 Southbound Narrows at Mile Marker 59 Starting Monday

Sep 19, 2026 Escambia County

Traffic

Paving Is Underway on 5.6 Miles of US-90 in Baldwin County After Rain Pushed the Schedule

Sep 19, 2026 Baldwin County

Traffic

Elliott Backs Repainting the I-10 Bayway to Six Lanes, Calling a New Span Unaffordable

Sep 9, 2026 Baldwin County