Mainline Closures, Westbound Detours
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I-459 is the proposed and recommended alternative route to avoid the Central Business District closure.
Traffic from I-59/20 westbound (from Atlanta/Gadsden) will be detoured to exit at 25th Street. or at Carraway Boulevard and continue Carraway/US 31 north to Finley Boulevard/ Al 378, and take Finley Boulevard around the city, either to I-65 at the Finley exit 262 or to get on I-59/20 at the Arkadelphia Road, exit 123.
Westbound traffic headed downtown can take the 25th Street exit 126A, or exit onto the Red Mountain Expressway. These exits are expected to remain open throughout most of the project.
Mainline Closures, Eastbound Detours
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I-459 is the proposed and recommended alternative route to avoid the Central Business District closure.
Eastbound traffic (from Tuscaloosa/Bessemer) will be detoured to the Arkadelphia Road exit 123 or I-65 north to Finley Boulevard to Carraway Boulevard, where motorists can get back on the interstate system.
Eastbound traffic wishing to enter the city can still use the 17th Street North exit 125A, or take I-65 South to 6th Avenue North or 4th Avenue South.
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