Huntsville Northern Bypass Phase I

Published on April 24, 2017

SUMMARY

This is a City-led project as part of Restore Our Roads consisting of 3.4 miles of a new four-lane divided highway and 1 mile of roadway improvements along North Parkway to accommodate for this new intersection.

The Northern Bypass is designed to be part of the City’s future “loop” road, improving and connecting Research Park Boulevard to Martin Luther King Boulevard, Bob Wade Lane, North Memorial Parkway, to Winchester Road, U.S. 72 East, U.S. 431 South, Cecil Ashburn Drive, and South Memorial Parkway.

STATUS

The City of Huntsville awarded a $33,499,758 contract to Wiregrass Construction Company on Nov. 2, 2023, to construct the Northern Bypass. Construction began in mid-November 2023 with an estimated construction time of three years, weather permitting. This will include 1 mile of road improvements along U.S. 231 (Memorial Parkway) to accommodate the new intersection.

The site has been cleared, and construction on two of the four bridge culverts is complete and the third is underway. Blasting is expected to begin around the end of September on the western end of the project near Northgate Drive. Utility relocations including gas, water, sewer, and electric are also underway. Sitework is progressing on both sides of Memorial Parkway and working west along Bob Wade Lane. There will be single lane closures along the Parkway as work progresses to widen Memorial Parkway to accommodate the new intersection.

Updated Sept. 28, 2024