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Aug 16

Bridge girders installed for Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening

Cranes move a heavy concrete girder into position on the relief bridge east of Swan Creek on SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road on Friday,

Contractors installed the last set of bridge girders on the SR-304/Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening project Friday in Limestone County.

The $13.3 million Rebuild Alabama project is transforming more than a mile of the former two-lane county road between US-31 and I-65 into a five-lane state route. The project includes construction of two bridges at Swan…

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Aug 16

ALDOT announces grants for several municipal airports

The Auburn University Regional Airport will receive a portion of the airport grants issued by ALDOT.

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) today announced it has awarded over $485,000 in state funding to three municipal airports for improvements.

The Auburn University Regional Airport in Auburn will receive $790,844 from the Federal Aviation Administration and $43,935 from a state grant to expand the north terminal area apron.  The airport will provide $43,937…

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Aug 14

I-59 reconstruction north of Fort Payne to switch traffic

Crossovers have been constructed for the transition of traffic to and from the southbound I-59 roadway. This crossover will return traffic to the northbound roadway at the south end of the recently-constructed concrete segment.

Another segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will soon close for reconstruction.

Contractors will remove and replace the entire northbound roadway from about milepost 229.5, north of Exit 224 (49th Street) in Fort Payne, to milepost 229, south of Exit 231 (SR-40/SR-117) in Hammondville.

The contractor, A.G. Peltz Group, anticipates shifting all traffic to…

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Aug 13

Girders installed for the new SR-75 bridge

Workers fasten a center section of bridge girder. The old bridge, constructed in 1942, is in the background.

Cranes hoisted the final girder for the new SR-75 bridge at Lakeview into place Monday morning.

The girders – huge steel beams – will support the future bridge deck spanning Town Creek in DeKalb County, east of the Marshall County line.

The final girder was raised into place Monday morning. Bigger and better

The $13.7…

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Aug 01

Resurfacing of Woodward Avenue in Shoals to start

US-43/US-72 (Woodward Avenue) near SR-184 (Second Street) in Muscle Shoals.

A $2.5 million resurfacing project will start Friday night on US-43/US-72 (Woodward Avenue) in Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals.

Weather permitting, the contractor, Rogers Group, will close the eastbound outside lane throughout the weekend for deep patching. The contractor anticipates reopening the lane early Monday.  

Milling to remove the old asphalt surface will begin Sunday…

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Jul 23

Final bridge girders to be set at I-565 Exit 10

Girder installation on the I-565 westbound off-ramp at Town Madison (Exit 10) is nearly complete.

Expect a few more weeks of nighttime closures and detours

Contractors will install the final bridge girders for the westbound on-ramp at the I-565 Town Madison Interchange (Exit 10) during the next three to four weeks.

Nighttime roadway closures will be necessary for the safety of the public while the girders — massive steel beams…

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Jul 18

I-59 northbound near Hammondville opens

A reconstructed segment of northbound I-59 in DeKalb County opened to traffic today.

A four-mile segment of reconstructed I-59 northbound in DeKalb County opened to traffic this morning. It includes the northbound Exit 231 ramps at SR-40/SR-117 in Hammondville.

Contractor A.G. Peltz Group replaced the old roadway with a new concrete roadway between milepost 229 and milepost 233.5. This concludes the first phase of a $40.8 million project…

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Jul 16

CSX plans rail crossing closure on SR-117

On the official detour, traffic will be rerouted into Tennessee, through South Pittsburg and Sewanee, then back into Alabama.

CSX will close the railroad crossing on SR-117 in the Bass Community of Jackson County from 6 a.m. Saturday, July 20, to the evening of Sunday, July 21.

Message boards and signs will be in place to direct motorists. The detour is US-72 to SR-156 at South Pittsburg, Tenn., to US-41A to SR-56 at Sewanee…

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