Pump House Road Bridge Demolished for Highway Widening

0:00The pump house road bridge over U.S. Highway 280 in Birmingham, Alabama is now demolished, clearing the way for a $53 million dollar. Project to ease traffic and widen the highway. A new bridge on the opposite side is already fully open to traffic. Construction crews just wrapped up the second of three planned weekend long full closures on the highway. No date has been set yet for the final shutdown. Several residents near the site are voicing frustration over the noise from nighttime work. Official schedule most demolition and building for overnight hours to avoid daytime backups, but that means sleepless nights for folks nearby. The Alabama Department of Transportation aims to complete the entire widening project by October 1st. Drivers should keep an eye on traffic updates as work continues to wrap up this key stretch of road. That's your update from Birmingham News Today, powered by AI.