I-59 reconstruction north of Fort Payne to switch traffic

FORT PAYNE — Another segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will soon close for reconstruction.

According to the Alabama Department of Transportation, contractors will remove and replace the entire northbound roadway from about milepost 229.5, north of Exit 224 (49^th Street) in Fort Payne, to milepost 229, south of Exit 231 (SR-40/SR-117) in Hammondville.

The contractor, A.G. Peltz Group, anticipates shifting all traffic to the southbound roadway, which will carry one lane of traffic in each direction, this afternoon or Friday. The contractor must first finish striping and installing concrete barriers to channelize traffic.

Second phase

It is the second phase of a $40.8 million project for reconstruction of a total of about eight miles of I-59 northbound. Last month, the contractor opened the new concrete roadway from milepost 229 to milepost 233.5 constructed in the first phase. The project is expected to be complete next spring.

I-59 reconstruction at state line

In a separate $41 million project, Wiregrass Construction will reconstruct another eight miles of the northbound roadway with asphalt. That project, from north of Hammondville to the Georgia state line, is scheduled to be complete in late 2026. Wiregrass is making repairs to the southbound roadway and will soon build crossovers in anticipation of shifting northbound traffic in early fall.

Completed I-59 reconstruction projects

Two other projects recently reconstructed nearly 20 miles of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County and northern Etowah County. To date, the state’s investment in reconstructing the corridor north of Gadsden exceeds $150 million.

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