All westbound lanes of US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County are now open to traffic.
The $24 million widening project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting expanded two miles of the four-lane highway to six lanes from Indian Springs Drive to Sky Park Road, west of Shoal Creek.
Although GCAS completed mainline paving earlier this…
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A concrete island installed today on CR-27 at US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County changes the way the intersection functions.
Left turns from CR-27 to US-72 eastbound are no longer permitted. Instead, drivers can make a right turn, travel 1,500 feet west to the signal at Mauldin Avenue/Career Drive, then make a U-turn.
This…
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All SR-20 traffic to detour to Pine Street and Dr. Hicks Boulevard
Drivers can expect some changes to traffic flow on US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard and SR-20 in Florence as a $7.2 million bridge replacement project enters its second phase.
With the northbound side of the new bridge over SR-20 substantially complete, contractor Miller & Miller will…
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The $7.2 million replacement of the US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence reached a milestone this week when contractor Miller & Miller poured concrete for the northbound bridge deck early Tuesday.
Miller & Miller poured about 150 cubic yards of concrete, transferred onto the bridge via a boom pump. Workers leveled the concrete as…
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Expect overnight lane closures on US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County this week. The contractor begins milling tonight in preparation for final paving.
Additionally, daytime lane closures for asphalt leveling will continue, as weather permits. Daytime lane closures paused from the middle of last week through the Fourth of July weekend.
Having completed most of the…
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Expect daytime lane closures on US-72/Florence Boulevard in Lauderdale County for about two weeks beginning Wednesday, June 24, weather permitting.
Additionally, there will be a brief traffic stoppage Wednesday evening for traffic signal work.
Daytime lane closures
ALDOT will allow Grayson Carter and Son Contracting to work during the daytime to complete asphalt leveling…
Resurfacing of SR-64 in Lauderdale County will begin Tuesday, June 16, weather permitting.
The $1.4 million project will resurface eight miles of SR-64 from SR-101 in Lexington to the junction of SR-207, north of Anderson.
The resurfacing by contractor Asphalt Paving Systems includes a microsurface seal coat and scrub seal.
Lane closures
ALDOT advises motorists…
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Work began today on a $1.3 million resurfacing project on SR-207 in Lauderdale County.
The contractor, Grayson Carter and Son, will mill and resurface 7.6 miles of the two-lane highway from Anderson Creek in the town of Anderson to the Tennessee state line.
ALDOT anticipates completion in early summer.
Lane closures
During the next several…
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ALDOT repaired a large sinkhole beside SR-101 north of Lexington in Lauderdale County last week.
The sinkhole measured more than 20 feet deep and appeared to enter a cave or tunnel.
On Thursday, March 12, ALDOT maintenance personnel filled the sinkhole with 22 tons of stone and capped it with nine cubic yards of concrete.
Northbound traffic on US-43/US-72 will detour near the Mitchell Boulevard bridge beginning Thursday, March 19.
After rerouting northbound traffic, contractor Miller & Miller can begin demolition of the northbound side of the bridge over SR-20. The $7.2 million project will replace the 88-year-old bridge one half at a time.
Northbound detour route
All US-43 northbound/US-72 eastbound…
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