The B.B. Comer Bridge in Scottsboro was built way back in 1930 by the Kansas City Bridge Co. but contracted through the Alabama State Bridge Corp. The bridge is the last of the 15 […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Interstate 20/59 Needs To Be Moved
A few months ago, I talked about the ALDOT mentality over the I-20 / I-59 Birmingham project. I complained about how the Alabama Department of Transportation was slamming this bridge replacement project […]
The ALDOT Mentality Over the I-20 / I-59 Birmingham Project
Come on ALDOT, I know you can do better than what you have proposed for the I-20 / I-59 downtown Birmingham bridge replacements. On Wednesday, several Birmingham City Council members met with […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Birmingham Slotted Freeway Signs
This week on Roadscapes Wednesday I am going to share some interesting sign pictures from the Birmingham Metro. In the 1990’s, ALDOT decided to experiment with a new type of freeway signage […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: ALDOT and the Road Funding Problem
America faces a crisis of epic proportions over its infrastructure. Over time, cars have gotten higher gas mileage. Also, gas prices are too high for some people to travel. These reasons are […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: Video Tour of Quintard Ave.
On this late edition of Roadscapes Wednesday, I take you on a tour of Quintard Ave. in Anniston Alabama. The street grid for Anniston Alabama was laid out in the late 1800’s […]
A I-459 Message Sign Goes Down
This morning, a dump truck contractor operated by Dunn Construction somehow hit the bottom of a dynamic message sign and this caused the sign to come crashing down. This sign is along […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: The I-459 Grooved Pavement Experience
Have you heard of this new driving experience in Alabama? The experience involves grooving miles of interstate and leaving it that way. Who cares about motorcycles or bridges. I got to experience […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: AL-202 at Hunter Street Traffic Light
On Tuesday, a truck had a hydraulic leak and leaked a lot of oil onto AL-202. It took ALDOT a couple of hours to clean up the road. When I got to the […]
Roadscapes Wednesday: I-59 Etowah County Construction Is Done
Well, well, ALDOT has finally finished the Interstate 59 construction in Etowah County. It took them two years, yes two years to reconstruct 10 miles of Interstate. Before the construction began, I-59 was in very poor […]
