Morgan County Archives

Sep 18, 2026

Norfolk Southern to repair SR-67 railroad crossing in Decatur

A railroad crossing with gates and signals on a divided six-lane highway.

Weather permitting, Norfolk Southern will repair the railroad crossing on SR-67/Beltline Road between SR-24 and SR-20 in Decatur next week.

Norfolk Southern anticipates the repair taking about four days.

Closures and diversions

Beginning about 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, a traffic control contractor will close all three lanes of the southbound roadway. They will divert…

Sep 11, 2026

Three resurfacing projects coming up in Decatur

A bridge with a steel truss over a river

Three projects will resurface parts of US-31 and SR-67 in Decatur. The projects include milling and paving US-31 near the Tennessee River and SR-67 on Point Mallard Parkway and the north end of Beltline Road.

US-31 near the Tennessee River

The contractor, Rogers Group, will resurface four miles of US-31 from south of the Tennessee…

May 29, 2026

I-65N at Lacon to close for bridge repair

ALDOT will close I-65 northbound at Exit 318 at Lacon in Morgan County for one night next week to repair the deck of the northbound bridge over the CSX railroad.

Weather permitting, ALDOT plans to close the northbound roadway about 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, and detour all northbound traffic to US-31.

The closure will…

May 19, 2026

SR-67 resurfacing starts

Resurfacing of SR-67 south of SR-36 in Morgan County began this week.

The $1 million project with Grayson Carter and Son Contracting will resurface 4.4 miles of the two-lane highway from south of Pines Road in the Florette community to SR-36 south of Somerville.

Please expect daily single-lane closures with traffic controlled by flaggers or…

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May 07, 2026

Next phase of I-65 resurfacing to start

A joint at the end of a recently-resurfaced segment of interstate. The poorer condition of the old pavement past the joint is apparent. An orange sign posted on the shoulder reads: RTOAD WORK NEXT 11 MILES. A green Exit sign identifies the upcoming Exit as Exit 328 at SR-36 in Hartselle,

The next phase of a $16.5 million project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County will begin the evening of Sunday, May 10, weather permitting.

The contractor, Rogers Group, will resurface from just south of SR-36 (Exit 328) in Hartselle to south of the I-565 interchange (Exit 340) in Limestone County. The contractor…

Apr 30, 2026

US-31 improvements at Lacon to detour traffic to I-65

A map showing the closure of part of US-31 and highlighting the detour route, I-65.

An upcoming project to improve US-31 at Lacon in Morgan County will divert traffic to I-65.

The $1.9 million project includes safety widening, concrete slab repairs and replacements, and paving an asphalt overlay. The project extends from the Cullman County line to Lacon Road.

The two-lane segment of US-31 north of I-65 Exit 318 to…

Apr 24, 2026

Lanes to return to normal on I-65 Tennessee River Bridges

Two bridges over a river. Fresh green paint is visible on the steel elements of the bridges.

Travel lanes will soon return to their normal configuration on the I-65 Tennessee River Bridges.

The lanes on both bridges were shifted about two years ago to provide work areas for a $23.7 million bridge rehabilitation project.

The contractor, Cekra Inc., performed repairs to extend the useful lifespans of the 53-year-old bridges. The project included…

Mar 17, 2026

New signs installed on I-65 in Morgan, Limestone

A brown sign for Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Exit 334, suspended from a crane, is fastened to sign poles.

New signs installed on I-65 will help motorists find their way on about about 50 miles of the interstate.

The sign replacement project with contractor Superior Traffic Control replaced 72 signs from south of the Morgan County line in Cullman County to the state line in Limestone County at a cost of about $800,000.

The…

Jan 24, 2026

Most North Alabama state routes pretreated ahead of winter storm

A front loader dumps salt into a brine-mixing tank

ALDOT pretreated most state routes in North Alabama in the lead up to this weekend’s anticipated winters storm.

The pretreatment coverage, by county, in ALDOT’s North Region follows:

Colbert/Lauderdale/Franklin/Lawrence/Limestone/Morgan — all lanes and bridges of all state routes Madison — At least one lane in each direction on all routes and bridges and all lanes…Read More “Most North Alabama state routes pretreated ahead of winter storm”

Dec 15, 2025

Expect daytime patching on I-65 between Priceville, Hartselle

A road with potholes along the outer edge of the travel lane.

ALDOT advises motorists to expect delays due to daytime patching on I-65 between Priceville and Hartselle this week.

The $16.5 million project to resurface the entirety of I-65 in Morgan County is halfway complete. The contractor, Rogers Group, and subcontractors recently finished paving the segment of I-65 from Hurricane Creek in Cullman County to just…