Traffic

The Alabama Department of Transportation is scheduling lane closures of I-65 NB on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

Birmingham police responded to a crash Thursday morning, Aug. 17, that partially closed a portion of the interstate.

About 30 gallons of fuel were spilled onto the roadway when an 18-wheeler crashed into a power pole at Tallapoosa Street and Vanderbilt Street in front of the Circle K.

All lanes of Interstate 20E/59N are blocked after a crash at mile marker 124 Tuesday evening just before the junction with Interstate 65.

ALEA says the crash happened around 6:35 p.m. Thursday.

Rising flood waters forced the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to close part of the interstate for safety reasons on Thursday near the Alabama-Mississippi state line.

The right westbound lane remains closed following a two-vehicle crash on I-20 near mile marker 184.

After delays in finishing the Gordo bypass in Pickens County, progress is being made on the new roadway.

City leaders say it is an emergency because when a car drives over the sinkhole it can fall in and that causes a danger to the community.

The Alabama Department of Transportation is acknowledging the week by launching a new campaign titled “You Play a Role in Work Zone Safety, Work With Us.”

It looks like the project is moving in the right direction, as the Alabaster City Council agreed to pay $1.75 million for the expansion project. The city’s funding is coming out of next year’s budget, which starts this October.

Irondale Fire Department says one person was killed.

Birmingham Water Works announced a major repair project on Highway 280, near the Shades Mountain Filtration Treatment Plant that is set to begin Feb. 6.

It happened just past the HWY 280 exit just before 7 a.m.

The Alabama Department of Transportation is closing the outside right lane of I-59/20 northbound/eastbound for the installation of bridge rail mounted fencing.

An overnight crash has caused a road closure on AL Hwy 69 near mile marker 160 in Tuscaloosa Co.

All lanes on I-59/20 NB at Exit 123 are currently blocked due to a major crash.

City officials say the talk to expand McWrights Ferry Road is no longer still being talked about, but is now becoming a reality.

The Birmingham Police Department reports a road closure on I-59 SB at the Arkadelphia exit.

The Alabama Department of Transportation says there is an overturned vehicle on I-65 NB at exit 247 in Hoover.