Category: Roadwork News Briefs
Construction is complete – Cecil Ashburn Drive opens 4 lanes of traffic
August 20, 2020
Cecil Ashburn Drive opened four lanes of traffic today, resetting a 3.4-mile transportation corridor that will support commuter growth in Huntsville’s southeastern sector. The $18.1 million project was part of Mayor Tommy Battle’s 2012 “Restore our Roads” initiative that jointly funded more than $250 million in major road improvements with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). Construction began on Cecil Ashburn in January 2019 when Carcel & G Construction shut down the [more]
Read MoreCecil Ashburn Drive re-opens ahead of schedule at 10 a.m., Friday, October 18
October 18, 2019
Two-way traffic on Cecil Ashburn Drive will reopen to the public beginning at 10 a.m. today, October 18, marking the completion of Phase I of the $17.9 million road improvement project. The overall project includes four-lanes of divided highway and is slated to be complete within six to eight months in time for a Spring 2020 opening. Hanceville, Alabama-based Contractors Carcel & G Construction LLC completed the first phase of the [more]
Read MoreCity Leaders Provide Update on Major Infrastructure Projects
August 15, 2019
Mayor Tommy Battle, joined by Urban and Economic Development Director Shane Davis, Director of Engineering Kathy Martin and representatives from the Alabama Department of Transportation, presented the public with an update on the City of Huntsville’s major road projects. “I’d suggest that one of the biggest elements of quality of life is a quick and safe commute to and from work, school and our daily activities,” Battle said. “In Huntsville, we’ve [more]
Read MoreGetting There: Top road construction, resurfacing and repair projects stretch across Huntsville
February 7, 2019
The City of Huntsville hasn’t seen a year of road work quite like 2019. Engineering is tracking approximately 50 new roadway projects in various stages of design or construction totaling $600 million. Adding to the list of major road work projects is another $7 million worth of street repaving and $600,000 in street maintenance and repairs. “Huntsville is a City on the move, and it is critical we keep up with our [more]
Read MoreCecil Ashburn Drive Road Improvement Project set to begin Jan. 7
December 6, 2018
Road will close for 10 months to expedite construction and minimize disruption for motorists The City of Huntsville is set to begin critical roadwork in early January to improve safety and increase capacity on Cecil Ashburn Drive, one of the City’s most heavily trafficked corridors. Listed as a priority improvement project in Huntsville’s “Restore Our Roads” agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation, contractors will widen Cecil Ashburn Drive from two to four [more]
Read MoreOakwood Avenue Prepped for July Resurfacing
June 29, 2018
Crews will repave from Jordan Lane to N. Memorial Parkway Motorists using Oakwood Avenue will soon have a freshly paved road to travel. Utility crews recently finished work to replace an aging six-inch cast iron gas line with a new six-inch HDPE (high density polyethylene) gas line. With their work complete, the City is preparing to resurface the road, from Jordan Lane to North Memorial Parkway, beginning the week of July 9. “Huntsville [more]
Read MoreRestore Our Roads Moves Huntsville Forward in Infrastructure Planning
February 15, 2017
Huntsville’s major road network is undergoing nearly one-half billion dollars in improvements to keep up with the City’s continued growth and industrial development, thanks to the Restore Our Roads initiative and funding from the City’s capital plan. Projects include new overpasses and access roads on Highway 231 (South Parkway at Lily Flagg, Martin Road interchange, and North Parkway at Mastin Lake); improvements to Research Park Boulevard, Highway 72 West (University Drive) [more]
Read MorePublic Meeting Sept. 13 on Cecil Ashburn Drive Improvements
August 31, 2016
The City of Huntsville and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) are inviting citizens to learn more about planned roadway improvements to Cecil Ashburn Drive at a Public Involvement Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, at 6 p.m. in the Hampton Cove Elementary School Cafeteria, Old Highway 431 Hampton Cove, AL 35763. This “Restore Our Roads” project will widen, from two to four lanes, approximately 3.2 miles of Cecil Ashburn Drive from [more]
Read MoreSouth Memorial Parkway Improvement Project – Presentation
August 30, 2016
On August 29, 2016, Huntsville City Council Member Dr. Jennie Robinson held a town hall meeting in partnership with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to discuss updates on roadwork being done in South Huntsville. Please see the below link to the presentation that was shown at the meeting. South Memorial Parkway Improvement Project
Read MoreRestore Our Roads Completes First Project at U.S. Highway 72 East
March 16, 2016
Mayor Tommy Battle joined the North Region Engineer for the Alabama Department of Transportation for a celebratory ribbon cutting today on the newly completed stretch of U.S. Highway 72 East at Moores Mill Road. The $9 million road improvement project is one of six major road projects scheduled for completion under the City’s $250 million cost-sharing “Restore Our Roads” agreement with Governor Robert Bentley and ALDOT. Roadwork began in fall 2014 [more]
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