I-59 emergency bridge repairs complete – All Lanes Are Open

UPDATE: ALL LANES OF I-59 ARE NOW OPEN

DEKALB COUNTY —The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that the DeKalbCounty 140 bridge over Interstate 59 at Sulphur Springs (Exit 239) reopened Saturday, June 29.

The bridge was closed for about a month while Wright Brothers Construction performed $628,200 emergency contract repairs of damage caused during a May 29 wreck.

Contractors are in the process of removing concrete barriers from I-59 to reopen the inside southbound lane to traffic.