Expect delays on I459 Friday morning

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By Jeff Wyatt - email

Birmingham Police are diverting traffic from I-459 North onto Hwy 280 due to multiple wrecks between there and Liberty Parkway.

The interstates are open this morning, but bridges are icy.

The Department of Transportation is asking that drivers use caution and slow down.

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