Traffic cameras coming to I-565 in Limestone, Madison counties

HUNTSVILLE — Poles for the first Alabama Department of Transportation traffic cameras on I-565 in Huntsville and Madison will go up this week.

Weather permitting, contractors will install the concrete poles at eight sites in Limestone and Madison counties through Thursday.

Lane closures on I-565 or adjacent roads between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day may result in traffic delays. The lane closures are anticipated to last about one hour at each location.

• Tuesday
  I-565 at Exit 3 (Mooresville Road) – I-565 westbound outside lane and shoulder
  Glenn Hearn Boulevard at I-565 – Glenn Hearn Boulevard southbound outside lane and shoulder
  I-565 at Exit 10 (Town Madison Boulevard) – partial eastbound off-ramp closure
• Wednesday
  Research Park Boulevard at I-565 – Research Park Boulevard northbound outside lane and shoulder
  Jordan Lane at I-565 – Inside lane of I-565 westbound ramp to Jordan Lane and Jordan Lane northbound outside lane and shoulder
  I-565 west of Triana Boulevard – I-565 eastbound outside lane and shoulder
• Thursday
  Memorial Parkway at I-565 westbound ramp – Memorial Parkway northbound outside lane and shoulder
  Oakwood Avenue at I-565 – Oakwood Avenue westbound outside lane

The $5.2 million project with contractor Stansell Electric will add 10 traffic cameras and three dynamic message systems for monitoring traffic flow and providing information to motorists.

The two camera sites not listed above — I-565 at Madison Boulevard and I-565 at Maysville Road — will use existing poles. The project will also add a weather station and relocate and replace an existing weather station for monitoring weather and road conditions.

The contractor continues to install conduit for fiber optic cable along I-565. They will mount cameras on the poles after all fiber is in place. Once cameras are operational, their livestreams will be viewable at algotraffic.com or on the ALGO Traffic app.

Additionally, construction of foundations for DMS board structures may begin in spring or summer. The structures for the message boards are being fabricated and are expected to be ready for installation in early fall.