ALDOT Utility Work On Highway 69 At Canterbury Road To Begin This Week

TUSCALOOSA – The Alabama Department of Transportation says a precursor to the Highway 69 flyover bridge in Tuscaloosa County is set to begin this week.

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ALDOT said Canterbury Road, along with its median crossover, will be closed at the intersection of Highway 69 from Wednesday, Aug. 16 until Friday, Aug. 25, weather permitting.

The overall joint project is being conducted by ALDOT and the Tuscaloosa County Road Improvement Commission. It is expected to go to bid in early 2024 and will take approximately three years of work to complete.

This will allow the City of Tuscaloosa to relocate utilities at various locations on Highway 69 between Skyland Boulevard (US Highway 11) and Plantation Road this fall.

ALDOT explained that the flyover bridge will allow traffic to pass through the intersection of Highway 69 and Skyland Boulevard without stopping.

Plans also call for the addition of northbound and southbound lanes from the Interstate 20/59 interchange to Plantation Road.

What's more, ALDOT said the new bridge will include separate ramps for vehicles to access I-20/59 and additional lanes to bring motorists down to the surface to gain access to Skyland Boulevard or Oscar Baxter Drive.

ALDOT estimates that 56,000 vehicles use this corridor per day, marking an increase of 11% since 2016.

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