The Alabama Department of Transportation is urging drivers to exercise “extreme caution” Wednesday morning with dangerous black ice possible on state roadways. Black ice is a thin, invisible layer of ice that can make driving conditions extremely treacherous,

The dangerous road conditions across Alabama won’t ease up as the sun rises Wednesday morning. In many areas, it could actually be even more dangerous. The reason? Black ice.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA) - The Alabama Department of Transportation is taking action ahead of time to be as prepared for upcoming winter weather as possible. “ALDOT crews have been out pretreating today, our interstates and our major U.S. routes and state routes, just based on that traffic volume,” said ALDOT spokeswoman Brantley Kirk.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will prioritize bridges and interstate highways first, followed by U.S. and state highways based on traffic volume.

As snow continues to fall in the Chattahoochee Valley, the Alabama Department of Transportation is monitoring the road conditions in the area. According to ALDOT, the roads and highways in the following counties are considered impassable: Drivers are advised to be careful when driving on the icy roads.

In Opelika, the Alabama National Guard and heavy-duty wreckers were working to clear semi-trucks stuck along I-85 between exit 58 and exit 64.

District 5 Colbert County Commissioner Darol Bendall encourages residents to take the opportunity to contact the Alabama Department of Transportation about a proposed safety project at the intersectio

Frozen temperatures created an icy mess overnight in Northwest Florida, but as the sun rose Thursday some roads and bridges began to reopen.

FDOT says I-10 from the Alabama/Florida state line to the 70 mile marker has reopened in both directions. The interstate remains closed in both directions from the 70 mile marker eastward to exit 192 (U.

Following snow, sleet and ice that arrived in the Big Bend and South Georgia Tuesday due to a winter storm, a large stretch of a major highway shut down Wednesday evening.

Hundreds of Alabama National Guard service members have been called to duty to help in the winter storm approaching the state. According to a news release, the activation on Jan. 19 involves more than 400 members who will operate out of seven regional facilities from Birmingham to Mobile.

The Florida Department of Transportation announced I-10 will be closed from the Alabama state line to Tallahassee on Tuesday due to overnight "hard freeze tempe