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Nov 07

“Useless overpass” and Eastside Drive bridge slated for painting

A contractor for ALDOT will paint the "useless" overpass on US-231/SR-53/South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville to help to protect the bridge and extend its useful life.

New paint will help extend the useful life of what many Huntsville residents refer to as the “useless overpass.”

Cekra Inc., working on a $420,000 contract, will paint the overpass on US-231/SR-53/South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville as well as an overpass on I-759 in Gadsden.

Paint helps protect steel parts of a bridge from…

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Sep 18

Third overhead DMS to be installed on I-565 Thursday, Sept. 25

A dynamic message sign (DMS), like the one pictured, will be installed on Thursday, September 25 on I-565 westbound near Triana Boulevard in Huntsville. The DMS pictured, on I-565 westbound between County Line Road and Greenbrier Parkway, was installed earlier in the project.

A dynamic message sign (DMS) will rise into the sky over I-565 westbound near the Triana Boulevard overpass in Huntsville on Thursday, September 25.

The DMS is the last major feature being installed as part of the $5.2 million I-565 advanced corridor management project.

The project so far added to the corridor two other…

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Sep 16

Expect late-night closure of North Memorial Parkway service road at Mastin Lake Road

Starting late tonight, the northbound US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway service road will undergo a complete closure for a few hours for installation of bridge girders on the north span of the overpass at Mastin Lake Road. The girders will be placed across the area where the crane is positioned in the photo.

Expect a temporary complete closure of the northbound US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway service road just north of Mastin Lake Road in Huntsville late tonight into early Wednesday morning.

The contractor will set six bridge girders for the north span of the overpass at Mastin Lake Road from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. During that timeframe, all…

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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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Aug 30

Night resurfacing of US-72 East to begin

The intersection of US-72 East and Moores Mill Road in Huntsville, looking east, in a February file photo. Beginning the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 2, a contractor for ALDOT will resurface about 6.5 miles of US-72 from the intersection east.

Resurfacing of US-72 East in Madison County will begin the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $4 million project, will work from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights.

ALDOT advises motorists to expect single-lane closures and possible delays. Approaching the work zone, please reduce speed and prepare…

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Aug 01

Left turn lanes from North Memorial Parkway to Mastin Lake Road reopen

Signals positioned under the overpass govern the left turn lanes from North Memorial Parkway to Mastin Lake Road.

The left turn lanes from the US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway service roads to Mastin Lake Road reopened today.

The northbound and southbound turn lanes closed in December for construction of the parkway overpass at Mastin Lake Road.

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Jul 24

ALDOT making final repairs to damaged I-65 ramp bridge today

ALDOT workers repair a damaged rail on the flyover bridge at I-65 and I-565.

ALDOT is making final repairs to the damaged flyover bridge at the I-65 and I-565 interchange today.

A steel coil fell from a truck Tuesday and damaged the bridge and ramp from I-565 westbound to I-65 southbound.

Yesterday, ALDOT crews milled and paved to repair the asphalt roadway of the ramp, then began preparations…

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Jun 12

Nighttime resurfacing on SR-255/Research Park Boulevard to start

Nighttime resurfacing on SR-255/Research Park Boulevard in Huntsville will begin the evening of Monday, June 16, weather permitting.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $2.6 million project, will mill and pave the SR-255 mainline from US-72 to north of SR-53.

Nightly lane closures

Motorists should expect single-lane closures from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly,…

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May 20

Expect late-night traffic interruptions on North Memorial Parkway

Contractors on Wednesday night will start installing bridge girders for the future overpass at US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway and Mastin Lake Road.

The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists to expect late-night traffic interruptions on US-231/US-431/North Memorial Parkway in Huntsville for overpass construction at Mastin Lake Road.

Intermittent traffic stoppages will take place from about 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, to 5 a.m. Thursday, May 22. For safety, workers will halt all traffic at the intersection for…

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