Limestone County Archives

May 31

ALDOT opens bids for I-565 widening in Madison

Cars travel on the four-lane segment of I-565, with eastbound and westbound roadways separated by a wide, grassy median.

ALDOT opened bids today for a project to expand I-565 to six lanes from County Line Road to Wall Triana Highway in Madison.

Of four bidders, contractor Wiregrass Construction submitted the apparent low bid of $28,992,350. Bids were anticipated to be between $28 and $34.2 million.

Construction is pending bid review and award of the…

Apr 05

North Alabama resurfacing projects starting next week

Contractors are beginning work on several resurfacing projects in north Alabama in early April.

Three projects are slated to start April 8, weather permitting.

In Limestone County, Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will start a $2.2 million resurfacing of nearly six miles of US-72 from Shaw Road to York Lane, west of Athens.

In Lawrence…

Mar 18

Traffic cameras coming to I-565 in Madison County

Workers install a concrete pole on I-565 near Mooresville Road in Limestone County for a future traffic camera on Tuesday.

Poles for the first Alabama Department of Transportation traffic cameras on I-565 in Huntsville and Madison will go up this week.

Weather permitting, contractors will install the concrete poles at eight sites in Limestone and Madison counties over the course of three days — Tuesday, March 19, through Thursday, March 21. Lane closures on I-565…

Mar 14

Turn lane paving to start at US-72 and Mooresville Road

A concept approximating the improvements under construction at US-72 and Mooresville Road in Limestone County, Alabama

Wiregrass Construction will begin paving new right turn lanes on US-72 and Mooresville Road on Monday, March 18, weather permitting. Motorists should expect delays due to outside lane closures at the intersection from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The $2.1 million project is funded through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II, a program…