GADSEN POST—A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, has claimed the life of a Slidell, La., man. Raymond E. Arnold, 53, was fatally injured when the 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer he was driving left the roadway and struck several trees before catching on fire. Arnold was pronounced deceased at the scene….
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that all traffic on several miles of Interstate 59 between Reece City and Collinsville will be shifted to the southbound roadway for about a year beginning this week. Transitions have been constructed and barriers are in place on Interstate 59 southbound from near milepost 194, south…
HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that work will soon begin on a $44 million project to remove and reconstruct about 11 miles of Interstate 59 northbound between Reece City and Collinsville in Etowah and DeKalb counties. Weather permitting, contractor Wiregrass Construction will begin work Monday, Feb. 28. Initially, the contractor will…
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Two Texas men are in the DeKalb County Detention Center after being caught with illegal firearms on I-59 earlier today. Today at approximately 11 am, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Interdiction Agent conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 59 in the north bound lane between Collinsville and Fort Payne. After it…
Gadsden Post – A single-vehicle crash at approximately 10:45 a.m. Saturday, October 16, has claimed the life of a Harrisburg, Ill. woman. Teresa Nichols, 54, was fatally injured when the 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle she was a passenger on left the roadway and overturned. The operator, Richard Cole, 57, from South Pittsburg, Tenn. was also…
HUNTSVILLE —The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that a major,months-long traffic shift on Interstate 59 in Fort Payne could begin late this week or early next week, if weather permits. The shift is part of a $25.2 million project, anticipated to be complete in late 2022, to remove and completely reconstruct about eight miles…
HUNTSVILLE —The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that contractor Wiregrass Construction will begin outside shoulder leveling on Interstate 59 southbound from Alabama 35 in Fort Payne to north of the U.S. 11 overpass on Tuesday, Oct. 13, weather permitting. The contractor has 60 calendar days to complete the project. Work hours will be from…
Today, the suspect in Wednesday’s officer involved shooting on I-59 has been formally charged. Dayon Patterson (21 of Pensacola, Florida) was charged with Attempted Murder and Felony Attempt to Elude. The charges stem from the incident Wednesday, when a Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on I-59 Northbound at approximately 6 pm. The vehicle initially stopped at the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2019 I-59S traffic diverted following crash ALDOT planning emergency bridge repairs HUNTSVILLE —The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that the DeKalb County 140 bridge over Interstate 59 at Sulphur Springs (Exit 239), about 1.5 miles from the Georgia state line, was closed to the public after being damaged in…
