ALDOT sending workers to Florida to help clean up roads following Hurricane Milton

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — The Alabama Department of Transportation will send workers to help with recovery efforts in Florida in the wake of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

Specifically, ALDOT will send an 18-person crew from its West Central Region on Saturday to help clear Florida roadways. The first stop in the work will be in Gainesville.

“As many of our neighboring states continue recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Alabama is stepping up to offer our help in any way we can,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement. “Alabama is a state where neighbors help neighbors in our own times of need, and we are proud to do exactly that for the states impacted by these merciless storms.”

The transportation workers’ deployment will be for up to 10 days, and ALDOT is prepared to send additional crews, if further assistance is needed.

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