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Aug 16

Bridge girders installed for Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening

Cranes move a heavy concrete girder into position on the relief bridge east of Swan Creek on SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road on Friday,

Contractors installed the last set of bridge girders on the SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening project Friday in Limestone County.

The $13.3 million Rebuild Alabama project is transforming more than a mile of the former two-lane county road between US-31 and I-65 into a five-lane state route. The project includes construction of two bridges at Swan…

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Aug 13

Girders installed for the new SR-75 bridge

Workers fasten a center section of bridge girder. The old bridge, constructed in 1942, is in the background.

Cranes hoisted the final girder for the new SR-75 bridge at Lakeview into place Monday morning.

The girders – huge steel beams – will support the future bridge deck spanning Town Creek in DeKalb County, east of the Marshall County line.

The final girder was raised into place Monday morning. Bigger and better

The $13.7…

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Jun 21

Nighttime I-565 Exit 10 detours to continue

Bridge girders are moved into place by cranes during the late night and early morning hours, when traffic volume on I-565 is the lowest.

The next series of bridge girders for the Town Madison Interchange on I-565 will be installed on multiple nights during the next three weeks.

Contractors will install the final girders for the westbound off-ramp and begin setting girders on the west-bound on-ramp.

The eastbound roadway will be closed for the safety of the public while…

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