Traffic & Transit

McFarland Boulevard Resurfacing To Begin Sunday

ALDOT on Monday announced plans to resurface a stretch of McFarland Boulevard, beginning later this week.

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Monday announced plans to resurface a stretch of McFarland Boulevard, beginning later this week.


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The resurfacing work will be from near Julia Tutwiler Drive to near Hargrove Road, then from Skyland Boulevard to near 12th Avenue East in Tuscaloosa. ALDOT says the goal of the project is to improve mobility and safety.

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Officials expect work to begin Sunday, March 26, which be ongoing until late summer
2023, weather permitting.

ALDOT said the contractor — S.T. Bunn Construction Co. — is only allowed to close lanes between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., in an effort to reduce the impact on traffic.

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The total project is estimated to cost $2.38 million.


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