New and improved lighting will soon illuminate the US-31 bridge and causeway crossing the Tennessee River in Decatur.
Work by the City of Decatur’s contractor to replace roadway lighting on northbound US-31 will require lane closures next week. Weather permitting, Shoals Electric will close the outside northbound lane from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, Monday, April 14, through Thursday, April 17.
Please expect delays. For real time traffic updates, download the ALGOTraffic app or visit ALGOTraffic.com.
The City of Decatur secured $814,978 in federal carbon-reduction funds and supplied a $203,745 match for the project.
‘Major step’
“This marks a major step toward restoring lighting along one of Decatur’s busiest corridors,” according to a statement from the city.
Nighttime lane closures to replace lighting on US-31 southbound and the Capt. William J. Hudson Memorial truss bridge will be scheduled for later dates.
The city maintains the light poles ALDOT installed during construction of the northbound Hudson bridge in the late ’90s. The system became inoperable several years ago, after rodents damaged underground wiring. The city designed a complete replacement plan, including new conduit, junctions, wiring, and rodent-resistant pull boxes to help prevent future damage.
