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Traffic will be detoured while contractors demolish and replace the bridge on SR-247 over Little Bear Creek in Franklin County.

The SR-247 bridge at Little Bear Creek near Red Bay in Franklin County will close for about a year for its $3.3 million replacement, starting Monday, Nov. 4.

SR-247 will be closed to all traffic in the vicinity of the bridge, about four miles north of SR-24. Commercial traffic must use the official detour, SR-24…

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Governor Kay Ivey gave remarks and participated in a ribbon cutting to officially open a new bridge on SR-5 over US-78A Monday August 26, 2024 in Jasper, Ala. (Governor’s Office /Hal Yeager)

The Alabama Department of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, August 26, to celebrate the upcoming opening of the new SR-5 bridge over US-78A (SR-69) in Jasper, which will officially open for traffic Tuesday, August 27.

Governor Kay Ivey, U.S. House Representative Robert Aderholt, State Senator Greg Reed, State House Representatives Tim Wadsworth and…

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Vehicles cross the Coosa River on the aging truss bridge on SR-77 northbound.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will hold a public involvement meeting next week to gather input on the replacement of the northbound bridge on SR-77 over the Coosa River in Etowah County.

The meeting for project BR-A181(941) will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at the Southside Community Center.

The “Little Bridge”…

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Map of the proposed project area involving the Woolsey Finnell Bridge replacement on US-82 (McFarland Boulevard) in Tuscaloosa.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will host a come-and-go style public meeting at University Church of Christ to discuss a potential project that will involve the Woolsey Finnell Bridge replacement on US-82 (McFarland Boulevard) in Tuscaloosa.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. where the public can ask…

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Time lapse video of bridge work on SR-5 over SR-69 (US-78A)

An Alabama Department of Transportation contractor successfully placed girders for the bridge on SR-5 over SR-69 (US-78A) in Jasper last week, moving the project significantly forward.

The work is part of the ongoing bridge replacement and intersection improvement project that is intended to improve safety, mobility and commerce. The project is expected to be…

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Bridge replacement and intersection improvements on SR-5 over SR-69

Weather permitting, a portion of SR-69 in Jasper will be closed in both directions beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, April 1, through midnight on Friday, April 5. The closure will be limited to the area near SR-5. The closure will allow contractors to place girders for a new bridge and perform other necessary work…

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