From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE –The Alabama Department of Transportation will begin a major work project on the guardrails for Interstates 59, 459, and 65 starting at 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It isn’t known exactly when the work will take place in the Trussville area, but two of the projects, I-59 and I-459 will include local work and lane closures. The entire project could last up to eight weeks.
· I-59 – on the outside shoulders and median in the northbound and southbound directions from the Tuscaloosa County Line (MP 100.5) in Bessemer to the St. Clair County Line (MP 147.8) in Argo. This work may require closure of the outside (right) and the inside (left) lanes at various times and locations in the area where guardrail repairs are being made.
· I-65 – on the outside shoulders and median in the northbound and southbound directions from the Shelby County Line (MP 248.7) in Hoover to Fieldstown Rd. (Exit 270) in Gardendale. This work may require closure of the outside (right) and the inside (left) lanes at various times and locations in the area where guardrail repairs are being made.
· I-459 – on the outside shoulders and median in the northbound and southbound directions from the I-59 interchange (MP 0.0) in Bessemer to the I-59 interchange (MP 33.3) in Trussville. This work may require closure of the outside (right) and the inside (left) lanes at various times and locations in the area where guardrail repairs are being made.
Upon completion of all guardrail repairs on the outside (right) shoulders, the repairs will move to the inside (left) median shoulders in both the northbound/eastbound and southbound/westbound directions, which will require the inside (left) travel lane and shoulder to be closed in areas where the guardrail repairs are being made.
Motorists are requested to consider using alternate routes, adjust arrival/departure times, observe work zone speed limits and other work zone signs, and use extreme caution in this area. ALDOT thanks motorists for their patience during this maintenance operation to improve Alabama’s roadways.