I-59 reconstruction near state line underway

HAMMONDVILLE — For motorists traveling in northern DeKalb County on Interstate 59, be prepared for lane closings over the next couple years.

Work will begin today on a $41 million project to reconstruct part of I-59 from Hammondville, about 12 miles north of Fort Payne, to the Georgia state line.

The initial phase of the project will focus on rehabilitation of the southbound roadway. Eventually, contractor Wiregrass Construction will remove and replace more than eight miles of the northbound roadway, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Expect a southbound lane closure beginning at the state line. Crews will reconstruct the outside shoulder in preparation for a future lane shift and repair concrete slabs on the southbound roadway.

Completion is anticipated in late 2026.

ALDOT said it recently reconstructed two segments of I-59 northbound, and a third project is ongoing.

In 2022, Wiregrass Construction finished replacement of about eight miles of the northbound roadway through Fort Payne at a cost of $25.2 million.

Wiregrass recently completed nearly 11 miles northbound from Reece City to Collinsville at a cost of $44 million.

Contractor A.G. Peltz Group is working on an eight-mile segment between U.S. Highway 11 in Fort Payne and Alabama Highway 117 in Hammondville, anticipated to be complete in early 2025, at a cost of $40.8 million.

The combined cost of construction for these projects is about $151 million.

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