The Alabama Department of Transportation announced construction will start next week on a $34 million, multi-year project to add an overpass and service roads on U.S. 231/U.S. 431 at Mastin Lake Road. The Restore our Roads project will extend North Memorial Parkway expressway to south of Winchester Road.
Weather permitting, contractor Rogers Group anticipates beginning work Monday, June 19. Initially, the contractor will install temporary barriers along the outer (east) side of the northbound roadway, reducing it to two lanes for northbound traffic from Mastin Lake Road to the Stallworth Road entrance to Alabama A&M University. Motorists are advised to expect delays and drive with caution in the two-mile work zone.
During the first phase of the project, traffic will be shifted to the inside lanes of the existing roadway for construction of northbound and southbound service roads. During the second phase, traffic will be shifted to the newly-constructed service roads while the overpass and mainline are constructed in the center.
The Restore Our Roads project is anticipated to take more than three years to complete.
Previous projects were aimed at utility relocation, structure removal and clearing in preparation for this construction project.
Follow the Mastin Lake overpass project’s progress in Roadwork Updates.
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