From Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — A short agenda and meeting with the Trussville City Council Tuesday night yielded a few tidbits of information. Mayor Buddy Choat and City Engineer Wayne Sullivan agreed the lighting along Interstate 59 from the Chalkville Mountain Road exit to Interstate 459 should be turned on as early as tomorrow.
The on ramp to I-59 at Chalkville Mountain Road. Photo by Chris Yow
One of the setbacks was Alabama Power requiring an address for each pole.
“I’m not sure why the poles needed addresses,” Choat said. “But they kept getting mixed up.”
All of those issues have been taken care of, and Choat said the added light has been needed for quite some time.
Also during the meeting, Choat confirmed the city council members have narrowed their choices for the vacant Trussville City Schools board seat down. The mayor added that all candidates who applied will be contacted, and the council will then move forward with its plan of action to interview the candidates.
The council approved the appointment of Jeff Shelley to the Board of Zoning Adjustments, as well as the appointments of Jaime Anderson and Dave Blount to the Parks and Rec Board and the reappointment of Colin Sears to the same board.
31 Comments
Zack Velasquez
Claudia Ivon Velasquez
Christopher Oliver
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Chele Hicks
Thank God.. What a nightmare
Michael Wingate
Was hoping for a 3 lane to 459 and visa versa….smh
Briana Moore
It’s about time. I’ve been wondering why install them if they weren’t going to turn them on. Glad they finally got it worked out!
Drake Riley
Needs an extra lane
Erin Key Price
Got so excited and then 😑 yay lighting
Nick Pearson
Second that! I was like “It’s happening” and only to find out it’s the lights….
Greg Murphy
Didn’t fix the park what makes you think they are going to do this
Michael Wingate
:*(
Justin Williamson
More like brighter nights
Jennifer Ball Keller
I think that when they were in the planning of building The Pinnacle that they should have included an on and off ramp that put you on the Pinnacle property kind of like the round about that comes out on the back side of The Galleria.
Gene Startley
Make the fools with 59 tags drive the speed limit or get over.
Kim Harris Tucker
What we needed all along and still do is a third lane from 459 all the way to the Trussville-Pinson exit, but instead all we got are lights that don’t work. Woohoo, way to go!!
Heather Peacock
I second the three lanes from Pinson-Trussville exit to I-459. Would help rush hour so much
Scott White
Awesome.. now I can turn my lights off at night and drive.. what did I ever do driving with my headlights on!!!! Such a waste of money… three lanes would have been better..
Phyllis Morgan Waldrep
I’m happy to see the lights turned on (IF that really happens), but good grief, what is needed BADLY is a third lane on 59 approaching 459, and coming off 459 onto 59!!!
Melanie Price Shores
Kevin Berry
Three lanes would have been better. To be honest, those lights are a waste of money
LaRita Johnson-South
I’m not sure if its an issue with needing a 3rd lane as it is an issue with people not knowing how to merge properly. What good is it if a new lane is added but rude drivers don’t allow people to merge in.
Jennifer Potts
I did the same.. the photo shows differently. Woo lights. 😩
Dakota Lee Leslie
Jefferson County people are just as bad.
Kevin Berry
I agree on the merging but when so many vehicles are present… merging becomes an issue even if done correctly.
LaRita Johnson-South
I agree. I’m normally coming from the I 59, direction and people are literally making a complete stop just to merge from the 459 entry. Sometimes I get into the merging lanes to reemerge back in and keep moving. Never lose travel time.
James Wine
You are going from four lanes into two lanes over a 200 yard stretch of road. Four lanes into three lanes would make it much better.
Cat Henderson Reid
This 59 tag driver has to drive that stretch everyday. It’s not just us “fools” that need to know how to merge. A third lane would help with the flow.
Lamar Adkins
Look at there traffic at the bottom of the ramp if you think it’s bad now wait till they finished that Northern bypass just north of Trussville and think of how much traffic is going to be on that road they need to start putting another Lane all the way to Argo, Thàt both sides. Time to start is now because it’ll take them years to finish.
Wanda Nobles Kincaid
Aw shucks! I was hoping for additional lanes as well!
Scott Reed
They should put in an a flyover exit a half mile before the Chalkville exit and run it up through the woods to come out by walmart and chic filet so that everyone doesn’t have to get off at the CROWDED chalkville exit. That road has entirely too many businesses and too much traffic for them not to have another way in or out of that intersection.
Sam Modder
You seem to suggest that government should practice a proactive approach over their normal reactive approach.
Lamar Adkins
Think positive due to the fact I retired from the Alabama Highway Dept with 26 1/2 years. I know how they can mess thing up ,if they have to must in put about a job from everyone trying to make everyone happy. Just build the thing!!!!! To must ass kissing.