Transportation — Page 4

HAMMONDVILLE — A four-mile segment of reconstructed I-59 northbound in DeKalb County has opened to traffic this morning. It includes the northbound Exit 231 ramps at Alabama Highway 40/Alabama 117 […]

MONTGOMERY – The eighth “Operation Southern Slow Down’’ campaign is this week with Alabama among the five states participating. From today through Sunday the focus among highway patrols in those […]

MONTGOMERY — The train is a’comin’, comin’ around the bend. And, with the help of a $1 million grant, the Huntsville Madison County Railroad will continue to be coming around […]

MONTGOMERY – It should be smooth sailing, er uh, driving for motorists on Alabama’s interstate highways during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. Well, that is, except for the […]

HUNTSVILLE – The grace period is over for drivers who break Huntsville’s hands-free ordinance, which the Huntsville City Council passed last year but allowed time for residents to adjust and […]

HUNTSVILLE – For the second time in the last year, Huntsville Transit is proposing alterations to its Orbit shuttle routes, and again is asking for public input regarding changes. The […]

MONTGOMERY – Two public school systems in the Tennessee Valley received federal rebate funding earmarked for the purchase of clean buses, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced. The money is part […]

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville recently announced it received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration to be part of a pilot program study for a bus rapid transit […]

HUNTSVILLE – On the heels of announcing a federal grant to participate in a study of bus rapid transit, the City Council voted to move forward with applications for two […]

DECATUR – United Launch Alliance is gonna need a bigger boat. And to meet that need, the company has hired two companies to design, oversee and build a new ship […]

HUNTSVILLE — Bus rapid transit is not a new concept. The system was introduced in 1971 in England and has spread to many countries worldwide with the largest users in […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Rocket City’s bike share program moved westward, more precisely to Cummings Research Park, from its downtown roots. The City of Huntsville and Downtown Huntsville Inc. kicked off […]

HUNTSVILLE – Planet vs. Plastic is the theme for this year’s Earth Week that starts today, but locally another environmental focus will be transportation mode. For the global Earth Day, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville International Airport had a record 2023. However, at the current pace, the regional home for a handful of carriers will pass those numbers with flying colors. The […]

TANNER — A Limestone County site has received the CSX Silver Select Site designation, the Limestone County Economic Development Association announced today. The Devaney site in Tanner is among 14 […]

HUNTSVILLE — The International Intermodal Center at the Port of Huntsville is on track for sustained growth, according to recent statistics from the facility. North Alabama’s lone inland port saw […]

HUNTSVILLE – The futuristic, stylish Skybridge that will promote pedestrian and bicycle traffic from the city’s west side to the east and downtown Huntsville suspended above Memorial Parkway is moving […]

HUNTSVILLE – North Alabama’s sole inland port released figures from 2023, and business has been good for the state-of-the-art International Intermodal Center as growth from the previous year approached the […]

HUNTSVILLE – After reaching out to customers of the Huntsville Transit for feedback at public meetings, the city’s mass transportation system saw several changes. Some bus routes were altered, safety […]

DECATUR – The River City is about to live up to its moniker, following today’s announcement by the Alabama Port Authority. The agency said it will redevelop a portion of […]

DECATUR — The death of a Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer is under investigation after an accident Wednesday in Decatur. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, Chris Wilson, 55, of […]

HUNTSVILLE – Not surprisingly with the ongoing growth in the area, Huntsville International Airport broke all previous passenger traffic records in 2023 marking its busiest year ever with more than […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation said highways and roads in much of north Alabama are frozen or have icy patches. Crews are treating the roads but motorists should […]

HUNTSVILLE – Lingering conditions from the front that moved into the state could continue to make driving a treacherous endeavor into next week, according to the Huntsville office of the National […]