Bridge Construction Archives

Nov 15

Traffic to move to new North Memorial Parkway service roads

An overhead view of traffic at an intersection, with the empty lanes of the service road visible beside the busy mainline.

Updated timeline: Switch to North Memorial Parkway service roads postponed

Traffic will move from the North Memorial Parkway (US-231/US-431) mainline to the newly constructed service roads near Mastin Lake Road in Huntsville next week, if weather permits.

Rogers Group, the contractor on the $34 million project, plans to begin shifting both northbound and southbound traffic…

Nov 07

Lane closures set for tonight at I-565 Town Madison Interchange

The image shows a large construction site with a bridge under construction. The bridge deck is visible, covered in a grid of rebar. Construction equipment and workers are visible in the background. The sky is blue with some white clouds.

Expect some travel delays overnight on I-565 westbound near the Town Madison Interchange (Exit 10) in Madison County.

Weather permitting, contractors will install striping and transition travel lanes to their final positions. Lanes were previously shifted to accommodate construction of the westbound off- and on-ramps and flyover bridges.

The work will take place from 7…

Sep 10

Traffic Update: I-65 bridge replacement over Sepulga River near Evergreen, Alabama

Bridge construction I-65 Sepulga River in Conecuh County

Northbound traffic on I-65 in Conecuh County has been shifted onto the newly constructed median roadway and bridges as part of Phase IV of the bridge replacement project over the Sepulga River, located northeast of Evergreen (MP 103.5–106.5).

Drone view of the Sepulga River Bridge on I-65

During this phase of construction, the following changes…

Aug 16

Bridge girders installed for Huntsville Brownsferry Road widening

A large concrete beam is suspended from cranes

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…

Aug 13

Girders installed for the new SR-75 bridge

A large steel beam is suspended from a crane.

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…

Jun 21

Nighttime I-565 Exit 10 detours to continue

The bridge structure is well-lit against a dark background as nighttime work takes place.

The next series of bridge girders for the Town Madison Interchange on I-565 will be installed on multiple nights during the next three weeks.

Contractors will install the final girders for the westbound off-ramp and begin setting girders on the west-bound on-ramp.

The eastbound roadway will be closed for the safety of the public while…