MADISON — A much wished-for highway project is about to be realized.
Work is expected to start Sunday to expand Interstate 565 to six lanes through Madison, the Alabama Department of Transportation announced.
The $29 million project stretches from west of County Line Road to east of Wall Triana Highway, ALDOT said. It includes adding a third lane on each roadway and widening two sets of bridges — at Bradford Creek just west of Exit 9 (Wall Triana Highway) and at Intergraph Way and the Norfolk Southern railroad just east of Exit 9 — to accommodate the additional lanes.
ALDOT said construction is anticipated to take about two years.
Widening will primarily take place to the inside of the existing roadways, where there is a grassy median. The contractor, Wiregrass Construction, will install concrete barrier to separate traffic from the median work area.
Work is slated to begin Sunday at 7 p.m. Motorists should expect lane closures between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., Sunday nights/Monday mornings through Thursday nights/Friday mornings.
After completion, I-565 will have a minimum of six lanes from I-65 to Memorial Parkway (US-231/US-431) in Huntsville. Nearly 70,000 vehicles travel I-565 though Madison daily, ALDOT said.
A project completed in late 2021 expanded most of I-565 in Limestone County to six lanes. The project widened more than seven miles from west of the I-65 interchange to west of County Line Road. The Rebuild Alabama Act funded the $14.3 million project.
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