Roadwork Updates
Status reports on the City of Huntsville’s road improvement projects. This includes Road Alerts on routine resurfacing and traffic light installation and Project Updates on major road construction.
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Design is 80% complete. ALDOT has completed right of way acquisition for the project and has demolished and removed 11 structures. Multiple utility conflicts exist on site. Water and sewer line relocations are complete. Electrical and gas relocations anticipated to begin in 2022. Roadway construction is anticipated to begin in 2023-2026 or upon completion of utility relocation.
Updated Feb. 16, 2022
The contractor has finished paving the final wearing layer and placed temporary striping from Belmont Hills to Mossyleaf Drive. The new traffic signal is active at Lake Forest and all five lanes opened to traffic Nov. 5. Temporary striping is currently in place to direct traffic.
Traffic has shifted to the eastbound lanes across the eight-barrel 10-foot-by-10-foot box culvert extension at Betts Springs, and work is underway with the north half of the culvert. The old bridge has been removed and the contractor has dewatered the area and is currently working on the last quadrant of the new culvert. Once the culvert is completed, the remainder of the curb and roadway pavement will be installed from Williams Circle to Old Jim Williams to complete the entire project.
The contractor will install permanent striping, signage and markings upon completion of the culvert. The final striping will include 5-foot wide bike lanes on each side of the roadway. We anticipate temporary lane closures periodically between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the contractor to complete permanent signage, striping and markings as well as other punch list items.
The anticipated completion for the entire project is late spring 2022, weather permitting.
Updated Feb. 16, 2022
Paving of the final wearing surface is complete along Zierdt Road from Madison Boulevard to Martin Road and along Martin Road from Redstone Arsenal Gate 7 to Belmont Hills. Temporary striping has been placed, and permanent striping is ongoing as weather permits.
All lanes opened to traffic on Zierdt Road on Nov. 12. All lanes opened to traffic on Martin Road from Gate 7 to Belmont Hills on Nov. 17. There will still be temporary lane closures periodically between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the contractor to complete permanent striping and markings as well as other punch-list items. The multiuse path is open, but some sections will need repair as part of the contractor’s punch-list items.
Huntsville Utilities has installed streetlights along Zierdt Road from Madison Boulevard to Martin Road. Crews will also install lighting along Martin Road from Zierdt to Old Jim Williams road as materials become available.
The project is considered substantially complete, but the contractor will continue working toward completion of the punch list for the project until all work is completed.
Updated Feb. 16, 2022
Improvements along Research Park Boulevard are approximately 90% complete. The contractor continues to install overhead signs and the center barrier wall. The wall and sign work should be complete by the end of February. Immediately following the wall construction, the contractor will shift traffic to the inside lanes on Research Park Boulevard in both directions and begin widening the outside lanes. Following the widening, the contractor will resume paving operations to install multiple asphalt layers, including the final wearing surface, which could last for up to two months.
The contractor continues to stage construct the Old Madison Pike bridge, which is approximately 80% complete with new lanes, sidewalks, decorative railing and lighting. The south side bridge beams are now complete, and the bridge deck will be complete by the end of February with the final bridge completion set for late March. The traffic will continue to have one lane in each direction across the bridge and remain shifted to the north side until the bridge construction is complete.
The new Bradford Drive northbound ramp is complete. The ramp shoulders have been completed and the roadway lighting has been energized.
The anticipated completion date for the entire project is late May 2022, weather permitting.
Feb. 10, 2022
Concept drawings are under review, and design is approximately 30% complete. Right of way acquisition limits are under consideration as cost estimates for right of way acquisition and construction far exceed the $30 million budgeted by the City of Huntsville and ALDOT. The current cost estimate is near $60 million, and the City and ALDOT are working to secure additional funding as the design proceeds. Right of way acquisition is expected to begin late 2022 with construction anticipated in phases from 2025-2029.
Updated Feb. 16, 2022
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