BIRMINGHAM - AL -
Work
continues on Interstate 65 as part of the Alabama Department of
Transportation's project to build an interchange to connect I-65 to
Corridor X in Jefferson County.
Weather permitting
Thursday, June 21 at 1:30 p.m., blasting operations will continue on I-65 between Daniel Payne Drive (Exit 264) and Walkers Chapel Road (Exit 267).
A
rolling roadblock by Alabama State Troopers and the City of Fultondale
police will slow I-65 traffic northbound between the I-20/59 & I-65
Interchange (Exit
261) and Walkers Chapel Road (Exit 267). The operation will also be
affecting US-31 southbound and northbound traffic from Ellard Road to
the US-31 southbound on ramp to I-65 until blasting is complete. This
will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
A
reduced speed limit of 45 mph is in effect throughout the work zone.
Motorists are requested to consider using alternate routes, adjust
arrival/departure times, observe work
zone speed limits and other work zone signs, and use extreme caution in
this area.
