Expect traffic control changes
Expect nighttime lane closures this week and next week in preparation for the next stage of work on the I-565 widening project in Madison.
Since the $29 million project began in Fall 2024, the median of I-565 from Exit 7 (County Line Road) to Bradford Creek, between Exit 8 (Glenn Hearn Boulevard) and Exit 9 (Wall Triana Highway), has remained cordoned by concrete barriers.
With the inside widening work on that part of the project substantially complete, the contractor, Wiregrass Construction, will now relocate the barriers to other areas requiring widening.
Areas still requiring widening include the outside shoulder near Exit 7 and the median near Exit 9.
Nighttime lane closures
Weather permitting, expect single-lane closures on four to five upcoming nights.
The contractor will relocate eastbound barriers on the evenings of Wednesday, Aug. 12, and Thursday, Aug. 13. They will then relocate westbound barriers on the evenings of Sunday, Aug. 16, Monday, Aug. 17, and possibly Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Work will begin about 7 p.m. each night and conclude about 6 a.m. the following day.
State troopers will assist with traffic control during this operation.
Lane shift change
On the eastbound roadway, the current, rightward lane shift will change to a lane shift to the left.
A subcontractor will remove existing traffic stripe and pavement markers and install new stripe and markers delineating the new lane shift.
Bridge widening
In addition to constructing a third lane on each roadway to east of Exit 9, the project includes widening two sets of bridges, at Bradford Creek west of Exit 9 and at Intergraph Way and the Norfolk Southern railroad east of Exit 9.
Last week, bridge subcontractor Miller & Miller installed girders for the final spans of the bridges at Bradford Creek.
Due to the narrow work area between the bridges, the westernmost spans of the bridges are the last to be constructed.
ALDOT anticipates work on the bridges at Intergraph Way and the Norfolk Southern railroad resuming this fall, following completion of the bridges at Bradford Creek.
