A contractor will soon begin the $7.2 million replacement of the US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard Bridge in Florence. For much of the two-year project, traffic will be rerouted due to the closure of US-43 northbound/US-72 eastbound crossing the Mitchell Boulevard bridge and closure of SR-20 under the bridge.
Replacement of the US-43/US-72/Mitchell Boulevard bridge over SR-20 in Florence will begin soon. ALDOT advises motorists to prepare for lane closures and detours for the next two years, during demolition of the 88-year-old bridge and construction of a larger, safer bridge in its place.
The Mitchell Boulevard bridge is about half a mile north of the…
