Final paving will begin this week for improvements at three intersections on SR-53 north of Huntsville in Madison County.
Rogers Group, the contractor on the $4 million Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II project, may begin paving Wednesday, May 14, if weather permits.
Expect lane closures
The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists to expect daily lane closures on SR-53 from south of Harvest Road to north of Old Railroad Bed Road for the next few weeks. The contractor will endeavor to limit these traffic impacts to non–peak travel hours, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Please reduce speed, prepare to stop and expect delays. For real-time traffic updates and more, download the ALGOTraffic app or visit ALGOTraffic.com.
Madison County sponsored the project to install traffic signals at Harvest Road and Old Railroad Bed Road and add turn lanes at Harvest Road, McKee Road, and Old Railroad Bed Road.
Upcoming SR-53 improvements
Later this year, ALDOT will take bids to expand a mile of SR-53 from Taurus Drive to Harvest Road to five lanes. Utility relocations for that project are ongoing.
Also, Gov. Kay Ivey visited Limestone County on Friday to spotlight another ATRIP-II project planned for SR-53 at Pinedale Road and Pulaski Pike, south of Ardmore. The $1.3 million project to add turn lanes, proposed by Limestone County, was recently awarded funding through ATRIP-II.
Funded through the Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019 and administered by ALDOT, ATRIP-II provides at least $30 million annually for local transportation infrastructure projects across the state.
