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Workers prepare an area of the northbound I-65 bridge deck for repair.

The contractor on the I-65 Tennessee River Bridge rehabilitation project made significant progress during around-the-clock lane closures the last two weekends. Cekra completed concrete repairs to the northbound bridge deck far ahead of schedule.

More around-the-clock lane closures, originally planned for the remaining two weekends in October, won’t be necessary.

No more daytime lane closures…Read More “I-65 bridge weekend lane closures canceled; deck repairs completed early”

To rehabilitate the Tennessee River Bridges, the contractor, Cekra, first rigged scaffolding to access work areas.

Motorists should expect single-lane closures for rehabilitation work on the northbound I-65 Tennessee River Bridge each weekend in October, beginning this Friday.

The contractor will close the outside lane about 6 p.m. on Fridays and reopen it about 5 a.m. on Mondays.

Please expect delays on the northbound roadway during the weekends. Plan additional…

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At the western project limit on SR-20 in Decatur, the pavement to be replaced by the project, right, contrasts with pavement placed in a previous project in 2019, left.

A project to resurface part of SR-20 in Decatur will start Sunday evening, if weather permits.

Grayson Carter & Son Contracting will mill, patch, and repave more than a mile of the highway from west of 12th Avenue Northwest to the bridge over the CSX railroad.

The contractor will work between 6 p.m. and 6…

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Westbound traffic will be transitioned to the eastbound inside lane while Norfolk Southern repairs this rail crossing on SR-20 just west of SR-67 in Decatur.

A short section of the westbound lanes of SR-20 in Decatur will close Tuesday for railroad crossing repairs.

Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern plans to repair the crossing just west of SR-67/Beltline Road beginning at 8 a.m.

Westbound traffic will be temporarily shifted to the inside eastbound lane. Motorists are advised to expect delays due to…

Read More “Railroad crossing repair planned for SR-20 in Decatur”

Repairs to the Bethel Road bridge approaches are now scheduled for the remainder of the week.

ALDOT anticipates completing repairs to the approaches to the Parker Road bridge over I-65 in Hartselle and fully reopening the roadway this afternoon.

Due to the earlier-than-expected completion of the Parker Road repair and inclement weather forecast for early next week, ALDOT is rescheduling repairs on Bethel Road at I-65 to this week.

Crews will…

Read More “Repairs on Bethel Road overpass to start this week”

ALDOT will repair the approaches to two bridges carrying local roads over I-65 in Morgan County in the coming weeks. Motorists should expect around-the-clock closures of the Parker Road and Bethel Road bridges and approaches for about three days each while work takes place.

Weather permitting, crews will begin repairing the approaches to the Parker…

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January's winter storm created potholes on many routes, including parts of I-65 in Morgan County.

The Alabama Department of Transportation is continuing work to fix numerous potholes that appeared on Alabama highways following January’s winter storm. Though patching operations may cause temporary delays for motorists, the repairs will help ensure smoother and safer travel.

Paving operations on I-65 in Morgan County will resume this week

ALDOT is making more extensive…

Read More “Crews continue to patch potholes on I-65 in Morgan County”