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Contractor Miller & Miller poured concrete for the deck of the new bridge on SR-243 over Cedar Creek in Franklin County last week.

Construction of the new bridge on SR-243 at Cedar Creek in Franklin County is progressing.

Last week, contractor Miller & Miller poured about 145 cubic yards of concrete to form the bridge deck — the future riding surface — on the single-span replacement bridge. 

Concrete delivered to the site south of Russellville aboard 17 mixer…

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Proposed safety improvements include restricting left turns from Brock Road to US-72 eastbound and installing a U-turn lane west of at Madison County High School to replace that movement.

More than two weeks remain for the public to comment on ALDOT’s proposed safety improvements on US-72 East in Madison County. You can take part in public involvement online at aldotinvolved.com.

The project extends from Shields Road in Huntsville to Brock Road.

The roughly six-mile segment of highway includes 15 intersections with named city or…

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The northbound detour of US-43 northbound/US-72 eastbound will begin Wednesday, March 18.

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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The project will install a signal at the intersection of SR-77 and Church Street to provide some relief for the busy intersection of SR-77 and US-411.

Work will begin Monday, March 16, to improve traffic operations on Church Street, US-411 and SR-77 in Rainbow City.

The $1.1 million project with contractor Temple J Electric includes installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Church Street and SR-77 as well as upgrades to signal and detection equipment at several nearby signals.

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Work will soon begin on a $6.7 million project to paint and repair the US-431 bridges over the Tennessee River in Guntersville.

Painting of the Veterans Memorial Bridges on US-431 over the Tennessee River in Guntersville may begin next week.

ALDOT’s contractor, Cekra Inc., will paint the structural steel and rails of both half-mile long bridges. The faded green will be coated with battleship gray. The $6.7 million project will also include repairs to joints on the…

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ALDOT will implement a road diet during an upcoming resurfacing project, reducing the number of through lanes on SR-168 but adding a center turn lane.

A segment of SR-168 in Boaz will get a new look this spring after going on a diet — a road diet.

ALDOT will implement the road diet as part of a $1 million resurfacing project on SR-168 from US-431 to Darnell Street.

The contractor, Vulcan Materials, anticipates beginning work on the evening of…

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An ATRIP-II project will improve the intersection of SR-91 and US-31 by adding a turn lane and upgrading the signal pole on the southwest corner of the intersection to a mast arm pole like the one seen in the background.

A project to improve SR-91 at US-31 in Hanceville began this week.

The project includes widening to add a left turn lane on SR-91 northbound and relocation and replacement of the signal pole on the southwest corner of the intersection. It also includes upgrading the signal pole to a mast arm pole matching the pole…

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The Wheeler Dam will be closed to all traffic from 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, TVA said.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) today announced plans to fully close the SR-101 Tennessee River crossing for work on the Wheeler Dam bridge during an upcoming weekend.

Currently, the closure is scheduled from 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23. In the event of inclement weather, TVA may postpone the closure…

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