Traffic Advisory: I-65 North lane closure on August 13

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16th Avenue South under I-65 Northbound. (Mary Helene Hall / Bham Now)

If you’re traveling north on I-65 toward UAB on Wednesday, August 13, you may want to plan an alternate route.

Beginning around 9AM, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will repair the I-65 northbound bridge over 16th Avenue South—just before the UAB Boulevard exit.

During this time, one lane will be closed on I-65 northbound from 9AM to 2PM.

What to do

I 65 NB Bridge Repair 1 Traffic Advisory: I-65 North lane closure on August 13
(ALDOT)

ALDOT asks motorists to consider: 

  • Using alternate routes
  • Adjust arrival/departure times 
  • Observe work zone speed limits + other work zone signs
  • Use extreme caution in this area

Head here for up-to-date traffic information.

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Pat Byington
Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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