HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Next summer, expect to see some big changes on our roadways.
Huntsville City council approved a contract for The Northern Bypass Project.
During Thursday's city council meeting, council members voted and gave the green light for the $30 million dollar project. It's backed by The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).
The Northern Bypass will be part of the city’s loop road to improve connecting Research Boulevard to Martin Luther King Boulevard among some of the several roads.
"Well I think the most important thing is we want Huntsville to remain livable, a place that people like, and if we get caught up with too much traffic congestion too quick, with too fewer roads, then that's going to be something that's going to be counterproductive. So having roads like this where we could have ulteriors where people could move, take some of that congestion off of the central city roads I think is a very, very good idea."
Kling says the project is expected to start next late summer, and should take at least 18 months to complete.
The next phase would be the Eastern Bypass Project.
An eastern bypass is in the works in an effort to alleviate traffic issues in Huntsville as the city continues to grow, Kling told FOX54.
"Well, to me, one of the most important things in our quality of life is to have the ability to be able to move from point A to point B in the city without being caught up in a traffic jam," said Kling.