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Sep 03

I-65 lane closures planned for traffic camera pole installations

This traffic camera north of the Bethel Road overpass, between Hartselle and Priceville, was one of eight cameras installed on I-65 in a previous project in 2019.

Expect nighttime lane closures on I-65 for installation of traffic camera poles to expand ALDOT’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) in Morgan and Limestone counties.

The $2.5 million advanced corridor management project with contractor Ozark Safety Services extends from Exit 334 at SR-67 in Priceville to Exit 354 at US-31 in Athens.

Lane closures

Weather permitting,…

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Jun 24

All lanes of SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road now open

Workers remove drums from the center turn lane of SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road. The widening project is substantially completed and all lanes are now open.

All lanes of SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road in Limestone County are now open to traffic.

The $13.3 million Rebuild Alabama project reconstructed the two-lane county road as a five-lane state highway between US-31 and I-65. ALDOT widened the overpass on SR-304 at I-65 Exit 347 in an earlier $2.8 million project. The state has invested a…

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Dec 13

ALDOT proposes signal for US-72 at Cambridge Lane

ALDOT proposes installing a signal and adding turn lanes on US-72 at Cambridge Lane.

Four weeks remain to participate in online public involvement for an upcoming intersection safety project on US-72 in Limestone County.

ALDOT proposes to improve US-72 at Cambridge Lane in Athens by installing a traffic signal and constructing turn lanes.

Review further project information and submit comments here. ALDOT will take comments through Friday, Jan. 10.

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Sep 20

SR-251 resurfacing to start Monday in Athens

Contractors will resurface SR-251 between US-31 in Athens and SR-53 in Ardmore starting Monday.

Resurfacing work on SR-251 between Athens and Ardmore in Limestone County will start Monday, weather permitting.

The contractor, Asphalt Paving Systems, will resurface the entire highway — more than 16 miles — in two projects. The first project runs from US-31 in Athens to East Limestone Road, and the second will proceed from East Limestone…

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