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Uprights for the overhead sign structures that will support the message boards on I-565 westbound between County Line Road and Greenbrier Road.

Updated timeline: I-565 overhead message board schedule changes

Motorists will soon benefit from travel information displayed on overhead message boards on I-565 in Limestone and Madison counties.

A contractor will install the dynamic message signs (DMS) at three locations as part of the ongoing $5.2 million advanced corridor management project. The project, which began in…

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Work continues on the interchange bridges over I-565 at Town Madison

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…

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Mastin Lake Road in Huntsville will be partially closed for paving near North Memorial Parkway on Sunday night and Monday night. One lane will remain open to traffic in each direction for most of the operation, though those lanes may be temporarily blocked by the paving crew at times.

Expect lane closures on Mastin Lake Road at North Memorial Parkway (US-231/US-431) in Huntsville on two upcoming nights.

Mastin Lake Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction from 8 p.m. Sunday to about 5 a.m. Monday and again from 8 p.m. Monday to about 5 a.m. Tuesday.

The intersection is the focus…

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Signs for the project are in place, including this work zone sign near Exit 7 (County Line Road), at the west end of the project on the eastbound roadway.

The contractor on the I-565 widening project anticipates starting work next week to expand the interstate spur to six lanes through Madison.

The $29 million project stretches from west of County Line Road to east of Wall Triana Highway. It includes adding a third lane on each roadway and widening two sets of bridges —…

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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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Bridge girders are moved into place by cranes during the late night and early morning hours, when traffic volume on I-565 is the lowest.

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…

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I-565 from west of County Line Road in Limestone County to east of Wall Triana Highway in Madison will be widened to six lanes in a project anticipated to begin this summer. The additional lanes will primarily be constructed to the inside of the existing roadways, where there is currently a grassy median.

ALDOT opened bids today for a project to expand I-565 to six lanes from County Line Road to Wall Triana Highway in Madison.

Of four bidders, contractor Wiregrass Construction submitted the apparent low bid of $28,992,350. Bids were anticipated to be between $28 and $34.2 million.

Construction is pending bid review and award of the…

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