The Alabama Department of Transportation (AlDOT) will resume construction of the Montgomery Outer Loop this year, the Montgomery Advertiser reported. The progress was made possible by an agreement by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to allow AlDOT to combine construction of the Outer Loop with construction of an I-85 extension into a single project. The agreement means the $100 million already approved for the I-85 extension now can be used on the Outer Loop.