US 280 North Closure: Plan Ahead for Highway Widening

0:00Reporting from The Daily News Now, I'm Corey, with the latest in Birmingham, the Alabama Department of Transportation is closing a stretch of US 280 North of the Jefferson County and Shelby County Line for a bridge, demolition. This affects both directions starting March 20th, with Eastbound Lane staying shut through March 22nd. It's all part of a big highway widening project. Westbound lanes will reopen each morning at 5 a.m. and close again at 11 p.m. during that time. All lanes should be back open by 6 a.m. on March 22nd. Drivers can expect some serious backups in the area. Officials are urging folks to plan ahead and use the detour route via Lakeshore Parkway to Interstate 65, then to Interstate 459, and back on to US 280. This should help ease the congestion from the work. The project aims to expand the highway to four lanes in each direction, from Lakeshore Parkway to Interstate 459, boosting capacity for. Everyone.

1:00Another closure is coming later, but the whole widening effort wraps up this fall. Al. Appreciate drivers' patience as they work to make roads safer and more efficient across the state. A quick thank you to our sponsor of today's episode. Layback. Press Play. Let the pillow do the rest. Sound meets comfort. S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.