Paving of US 31 from Athens to Tanner set to begin

Bayne Hughes, The Decatur Daily, Ala.
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Jun. 22—ATHENS — An Alabama Department of Transportation contractor is preparing to start paving 3.7 miles of U.S. 31 between U.S. 72 in Athens and Huntsville-Brownsferry Road at Tanner as soon as Friday or early next week.

Rogers Group is installing signs for the $2.37 million project this week. Weather and the contractor's schedule will impact when the project begins. Completion is anticipated later this summer. Expect single-lane closures during the daytime.

Rogers Group will resurface an additional 4.8 miles of U.S. 31, from Huntsville-Brownsferry Road to Thomas L. Hammons Road near Pryor Field Regional Airport and Calhoun Community College later this summer. The estimated cost of this project is $2.5 million. The start date has not been determined.

— bayne.hughes@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2432. Twitter @DD_BayneHughes.