HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Drivers in north Huntsville are dealing with ongoing congestion as construction continues around the Northern Bypass and Memorial Parkway. Phase one of the project is roughly 70% complete, with fewer than 100 working days remaining, according to project leaders.
While some frustrated drivers say the construction is a headache, others, including a longtime area landowner, say they are welcoming the change.
Frances Bentley says her family has owned farmland near Countess Road and Highway 431 since 1938. Bentley and her siblings recently sold part of that land to the new Food City property that now sits there…