Huntsville Northern Bypass Phase I

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 contract to Wiregrass Construction Company on Nov. 2, 2023, to construct the Northern Bypass. Construction began in mid-November 2023. This project includes 1 mile of road improvements along U.S. 231 (Memorial Parkway) to accommodate the new intersection. Traffic was shifted to the new intersection in July of 2025, and a section of the new road was opened to traffic, between Memorial Parkway and Derwent Lane, in December 2025. Progress on the project has slowed as the contractor works through difficult site conditions at the west end of the project near Northgate Drive. Construction is approximately 70% complete with approximately 100 working days remaining on the contract duration, which is dependent upon weather and site conditions as work progresses.

Updated Aug. 10, 2026