Decatur Area Metropolitan Planning Organization

06/15/2026

The Decatur Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will be having our next Policy Board Meeting Wednesday, June 24th, 2026, at 3:30 pm in the Decatur City Hall 7th Floor Conference Room, 402 Lee Street Decatur, AL 35601.
Decatur Area MPO meetings are open to the public both in person and through online streaming at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOwwufN2NGeTnOVD6OTgHA
Anyone requiring special assistance including ADA Accessibility or Language Assistance to attend this meeting should contact the MPO staff at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting date for special accommodations to be made.
A copy of the agenda for this meeting can be obtained from the City of Decatur Municipal Calendar at the link below:
https://www.egovlink.com/decatur/events/calendar.asp

06/01/2026

ALDOT: I-65N at Lacon to close for bridge repair

ALDOT will close I-65 northbound at Exit 318 at Lacon in Morgan County for one night next week to repair the deck of the northbound bridge over the CSX railroad.

05/19/2026

ALDOT: SR-67 resurfacing starts

Resurfacing of SR-67 south of SR-36 in Morgan County began this week.

The $1 million project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will resurface 4.4 miles of the two-lane highway from south of Pines Road in the Florette community to SR-36 south of Somerville.

Please expect daily single-lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers or pilot car.
Expect delays and plan additional travel time.

Visit https://www.algotraffic.com/map or download the ALGO Traffic app for real-time traffic and road condition information.

ALDOT anticipates completion of the project in mid- to late summer.

05/07/2026

ALDOT: Next phase of I-65 resurfacing to start

The next phase of a $16.5 million project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County will begin the evening of Sunday, May 10, weather permitting.

04/30/2026

ALDOT: US-31 improvements at Lacon to detour traffic to I-65

An upcoming project to improve US-31 at Lacon in Morgan County will divert traffic to I-65.

04/24/2026

ALDOT: Lanes to return to normal on I-65 Tennessee River Bridges

Travel lanes will soon return to their normal configuration on the I-65 Tennessee River Bridges.

04/09/2026

ALDOT: I-65 DMS installed, another planned for tonight

A contractor is installing the first dynamic message signs on I-65 in north Alabama this week. One DMS went into place earlier this week, and a second will be installed tonight.

The message signs are part of ALDOT’s $2.5 million advanced corridor management project on I-65 from Exit 334 at SR-67 in Priceville to Exit 354 at US-31 in Athens. The project aims improve traffic flow on I-65 through technology.

ALDOT North Region Traffic Systems Management and Operations Coordinator Phillip Day estimates the DMS and traffic cameras installed by the project could become active sometime this summer.

“These dynamic message signs will provide real-time travel information to assist motorists, informing them of crashes, construction delays, and alternate routes,” Day said.

The contractor, Ozark Safety Services, installed the DMS on I-65 southbound approaching Exit 347 (SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road) on Tuesday, April 7, with no lane closure.

However, a lane closure will be necessary for tonight’s DMS installation on I-65 northbound, just north of the Tennessee River.

ALDOT advises drivers to expect a lane closure and possible delays from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, April 10. For real-time traffic and road condition information, visit ALGOtraffic.com or download the ALGO Traffic app.

https://www.aldotnews.com/2026/04/09/i-65-dms-installed-another-planned-for-tonight/

A contractor is installing the first dynamic message signs on I-65 in north Alabama this week.

04/03/2026

ALDOT: Resurfacing on SR-20 from Hillsboro to Courtland to start

A $1.9 million resurfacing project on SR-20 in Lawrence County will begin Monday, April 6, weather permitting.

03/17/2026

ALDOT: New signs installed on I-65 in Morgan, Limestone

New signs installed on I-65 recently will help motorists find their way on about about 50 miles of the interstate.

03/10/2026

The Decatur Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will be having our next Policy Board Meeting Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, at 3:30 pm in the Decatur City Hall 7th Floor Conference Room, 402 Lee Street Decatur, AL 35601.
Decatur Area MPO meetings are open to the public both in person and through online streaming at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzOwwufN2NGeTnOVD6OTgHA
Anyone requiring special assistance including ADA Accessibility or Language Assistance to attend this meeting should contact the MPO staff at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting date for special accommodations to be made.
A copy of the agenda for this meeting can be obtained from the City of Decatur Municipal Calendar at the link below:
https://www.egovlink.com/decatur/events/calendar.asp