I-59 reconstruction project in DeKalb County enters second phase

HAMMONDVILLE — Another four-mile segment of I-59 northbound in DeKalb County will close for reconstruction as a $41 million project enters its second phase.

Weather permitting, contractor Wiregrass Construction was to shift traffic from the northbound roadway to the inside lane of the southbound roadway north of Hammondville. The shift will start south of milepost 233. Traffic will return to the northbound roadway north of milepost 237. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the work zone, with the opposing lanes separated by concrete barriers.

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With traffic shifted, the contractor will begin demolishing and reconstructing the closed roadway.

The segment of roadway to be closed is immediately south of a recently reconstructed segment that opened to traffic last month. That segment extends another four miles to the Georgia state line.

In total, the project will reconstruct eight miles of the northbound roadway.

ALDOT said the project should be completed late next year.

I-59 reconstruction projects

Age and deterioration of the underlying concrete roadways led ALDOT to undertake reconstructing much of I-59 in DeKalb and Etowah counties. The effort is ongoing, with more projects planned in addition to two current projects.

ALDOT has awarded nearly $192 million in contracts to reconstruct I-59 so far.

Vulcan Materials is working to reconstruct nearly 11 miles of the southbound roadway in Dekalb and Etowah counties. ALDOT anticipates 2027 completion of that segment, between Collinsville and Reece City, at a cost of $40.7 million.

ALDOT has completed three reconstruction projects on the corridor:

• In 2022, Wiregrass finished replacing eight miles of the northbound roadway through Fort Payne at a cost of $25.2 million.
• The following year, Wiregrass completed reconstruction of eleven miles northbound between Reece City and Collinsville at cost of $44 million.
• This year, contractor A.G. Peltz Group completed replacement of an eight-mile segment between Fort Payne and Hammondville at a cost of $40.8 million.