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I-565 widening project in Madison to start

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.

Workers fasten a large orange diamond-shaped sign to posts and prepare to raise it into position.
Workers erect a warning sign.

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.

A covered sign next to the highway. A police car, ALDOT trucks, and a subcontractor's sign truck are parked on the shoulder.
Some project signs remain covered until work begins.

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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