MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Nighttime lane closures on Interstate 65 are expected to begin Sunday night when the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT), begins work on the Tennessee River Bridges.
If you’ve recently traveled north or south bound on I-65, there’s a chance you’ve seen road signs about lane closures. ALDOT will begin a near $24 million dollar rehabilitation project Monday that will address a number of repairs.
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Seth Burkett with ALDOT says the goal is to maintain its structure by replacing some of the steel, repairing concrete, and repainting the bridge.
“It’s going to be a lot of things that are maintenance related getting it up to a better condition and to extend the bridge’s useful lifespan. We’ve done rehabilitation projects on bridges and it can sometimes extend the amount of time you can keep that bridge in service for up to decades,” said Burkett.
Thousands of cars travel on the bridge daily and the river crossing is vital in connecting the region with other parts of Alabama and beyond, but as the work begins, so will the delays.