Northern Bypass (West of Memorial Parkway)

Published on April 24, 2017

SUMMARY

This is a City-led project as part of Restore Our Roads consisting of 3.4 miles of a new four-lane divided highway and 1 mile of roadway improvements along North Parkway to accommodate for this new intersection.

The Northern Bypass is designed to be part of the City’s future “loop” road, improving and connecting Research Park Boulevard to Martin Luther King Boulevard, Bob Wade Lane, North Memorial Parkway, to Winchester Road, U.S. 72 East, U.S. 431 South, Cecil Ashburn Drive, and South Memorial Parkway.

STATUS

The City of Huntsville awarded a $33,499,758 contract to Wiregrass Construction Company on Nov. 2, 2023, to construct the Northern Bypass. Construction began in mid-November 2023 with an estimated construction time of three years, weather permitting. This will include 1 mile of road improvements along U.S. 231 (Memorial Parkway) to accommodate the new intersection. The site is now being cleared, and construction on two of the four bridge culverts is underway. Utility relocations including gas, water, sewer and electric are also underway. Sitework has begun on the west side of Memorial Parkway, and work will begin along Memorial Parkway around the end of March as weather permits. There will be single lane closures along the Parkway as work progresses.

Updated March 22, 2024