I-20 West traffic update: St. Clair County/Riverside Bridge repair finished, reopens early

ByPat Byington
LAST UPDATED10/07/25

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Traffic on I-20 west bound entering St.Clair County toward Birmingham is now open.

After a five-day maintenance project, the bridge over the Coosa River in Riverside is back open.

Fixing 62 year-old I-20 bridge

As reported by Bham Now last month, starting last Thursday, October 2, Alabama Department of Transportation crews alternated lane closures on the span to replace finger joints and the surrounding concrete on the 62-year-old bridge.

The work caused heavy delays on I-20, the primary road connecting Atlanta to Birmingham.

In addition to the opening, the repairs on the bridge was finished two days ahead of schedule according to ALDOT.

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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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