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ALDOT plans to place the second arch of the 20/59 bridge at Exit 73 today and will close a portion of McFarland Boulevard while crews are working. All lanes of McFarland Boulevard that pass underneath the 20/59 bridge will be closed from approximately 12 noon today (Saturday, February 13) until the work is completed. Get our free mobile app Inclement weather forced ALDOT to modify its work schedule earlier this week; however, the contractor will be able to resume scheduled work after showers leave the area and should have the new arch placed by late afternoon today. The arches are necessary, as they will hold the weight of the bridge over McFarland Boulevard and will allow the contractor to remove the underneath temporary support, ALDOT said in a press release announcing the scheduled work. The design will allow for more space on McFarland Boulevard where the single-point urban interchange will be constructed. The SPUI will improve travel time while also e ....
Weather Forces ALDOT to Accelerate Arch Work Schedule Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Traffic Reporter Captain Ray says ALDOT is moving up its schedule in advance of storms later this week. AlDot has accelerated its schedule on the arch construction because of weather conditions later this week. Both outside. ....
Tuscaloosa is one step closer to having its long-awaited crimson bridge as construction crews have placed the bridge's arch along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20/59. ....
It is barely holding now according to officials. they are reporting it started to fail. that could affect thousands of residents. our meteorologist has the news from the weather center today. what is going on? reporter: we are dealing with five to seven days of very nice weather including wisconsin and minnesota. that is the river that we are concerned about in wisconsin, or the levee. you can see at 20.47 and the record was 20.59 and we will see the river recede starting tomorrow but it will take at least a week for it to get back to its normal bank. the rainfall, shepard, incredible, over 10 in many places. and some of this moisture is associated with hurricane karl that landed over a week ago. shepard: a lot of rain where ....