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Rogers Group resurfaced US-43 at the SR-24 interchange in Russellville earlier this year. Monday, the contractor will start resurfacing 5.5 miles of SR-24.

Resurfacing of SR-24 in the Russellville area of Franklin County will begin Monday, Sept. 29, weather permitting.

The $3 million project with contractor Rogers Group includes milling and resurfacing 5.5 miles of SR-24 from east of SR-243 in Russellville to CR-83.

Expect delays due to single-lane closures daily.

For real-time traffic and road condition information,…

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Workers pour concrete to form the deck of the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek in Franklin County.

The new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek northeast of Red Bay in Franklin County continues to take shape.

Contractor Riley Bridge Company will pour concrete today to form the final section of the bridge deck.

Riley Bridge Company poured concrete for the next-to-last section of the bridge deck Tuesday. Weather permitting, they will pour…Read More “SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek taking shape”

Demolition of the bridge on SR-243 at Cedar Creek in Franklin County

Demolition of the bridge on SR-243 at Cedar Creek in Franklin County began today.

Removal of the 60-year-old bridge southeast of Russellville will make way for a replacement to be constructed by contractor Miller and Miller.

ALDOT estimates the $2.8 million project will take about a year.

Excavator demolishing the existing bridge on SR-243 in…Read More “Bridge demolition on SR-243 at Cedar Creek begins”

A project to demolish and replace the bridge on SR-243 over Little Bear Creek in franklin County will start in July.

Traffic will detour for about a year during replacement of the bridge on SR-243 over Cedar Creek in Franklin County.

The closure of SR-243 at the creek southeast of Russellville will begin Monday, July 7. ALDOT advises drivers to plan alternate routes in advance and prepare for longer travel times.

Bridge replacement

The declining condition…

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Workers prepare to lift a bridge girder with a crane on SR-247 at Little Bear Creek in Franklin County on Monday afternoon.

Girder installation began Monday on the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek near Red Bay in Franklin County.

The $3.3 million project with contractor Riley Bridge Company began in late fall.

A crane lowers a girder into position on the central span of the new SR-247 bridge over Little Bear Creek. The contractor will…Read More “Little Bear Creek bridge girder installation begins on SR-247”

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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