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Sep 24

Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange under construction

Construction is in full swing to build Jefferson County's first Diverging Diamond Interchange in McCalla.

Construction is underway on Jefferson County’s first Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) in McCalla.

The $22M project will transform Exit 104 on I-59/20 at McAshan Drive.

The exit offers access to the Rock Mountain Lakes community along with the Jefferson Metropolitan Park.

Diverging Diamond Interchange construction underway at Exit 104 on I-59/20.

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Aug 26

Trussville I-59 exit ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road reopen  

Crews resurface the Chalkville Mountain Road southbound ramps off I-59.

Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) crews have reopened the southbound Chalkville Mountain Road (Exit 141) ramps off I-59 in Trussville.

ALDOT has worked to meet a goal to reopen the busy ramps by August 29 and finished three days early.  

In July, ALDOT shut down the ramps as part of the larger 3.8-mile widening…

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Aug 11

UPDATE: I-59 ramp closure in Trussville

Crews resurfacing closed I-59 ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road

Crews have reached the half-way point of the incentivized window to complete work on the southbound Chalkville Mountain Road exit ramps off I-59 in Trussville.

Starting on July 21, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) shut down the off and on ramps as part of the 3.8-mile widening of the interstate between that exit and…

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Aug 11

Planned lane closure on I-65 NB for bridge repair

Map of the project location

Beginning at approximately 9 a.m., Wednesday, August 13, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will be performing a bridge repair on I-65 northbound over 16th Ave S.

There will be a single lane closure during this bridge repair. Crews will repair this bridge between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Motorists should consider using…

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Aug 01

Planned lane closures on US-280

Map of the lane closure location.

Beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the right lane of US-280 westbound and eastbound in Jefferson County for widening between Shades Creek Parkway and the I-459 interchange.

All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, August 4..

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Jul 11

Planned ramp closures on I-59 at Chalkville Mountain Road, Jefferson County

Map of the planned ramp closure

Beginning at midnight on Sunday, July 21, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the entrance and exit southbound ramps at Chalkville Mountain Road, exit 141, as part of the ongoing construction project on I-59 from the I-459 interchange in Birmingham to Chalkville Mountain Road in Trussville.

During this stage of construction, motorists will…

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Jul 11

Planned lane closure on US-280, Jefferson County

Map showing the lane closures on US-280 in Jefferson County

Beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will close the right lane of US-280 westbound and eastbound in Jefferson County for widening between Shades Creek Parkway and the I-459 interchange.

All travel lanes are expected to re-open at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, July 14..

These same lane…

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