MADISON, Ala. — A major overhaul of the interstate connecting Huntsville to I-65 is set to begin on Sunday.
ALDOT says work will start that night on a $29 million, two-year-long widening of I-565 west of the city.
By 2026, I-565 will have a minimum of six lanes from I-65 to Memorial Parkway (US-231/US-431) in Huntsville.
The work will take place in stages on a stretch that runs from west of County Line Road to east of Wall Triana Highway. It includes adding a third lane on each roadway and widening two sets of bridges — at Bradford Creek just west of Exit 9 (Wall Triana Highway) and at Intergraph Way and the Norfolk Southern railroad just east of Exit 9 — to accommodate the additional lanes.
Most work will take place in the grassy median between the eastbound and westbound lanes. Lane closures should be expected between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., Sunday nights/Monday mornings through Thursday nights/Friday mornings.
Four companies bid on the project, which was awarded to Wiregrass Construction earlier this year.
ALDOT says nearly 70 thousand vehicles travel this portion of I-565 daily.
The widening follows a similar expansion of a 7-mile stretch of I-565 in Limestone County. That $14 million project was completed in 2021.