Reviewed by: Patrick Byington
Norfolk Southern now set to repair SR-67 crossing in Decatur
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Beginning this morning (Monday, Sept. 21), Norfolk Southern will repair the railroad crossing on SR-67/Beltline Road between SR-24 and SR-20 in Decatur.
The project is expected to take approximately three days, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.
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What’s the scope of the work at SR-67?
Here’s a look at what the scope of work will be:
A traffic control contractor will close all three lanes of the southbound roadway this week, diverting southbound traffic to the northbound roadway, which will be reduced to one lane for each direction of travel.
Norfolk Southern will remove asphalt and the existing section of track on the southbound lanes. They will replace it with a new section of track that is ready for installation.
The closure and traffic diversion will remain in place overnight and throughout the day Tuesday, Sept. 22, until paving on SR-67 southbound is complete.
After completion of the repairs on the southbound roadway — expected by early Wednesday, Sept. 23 — the closure and diversion will switch for a repeat of the process on the northbound roadway.
All three lanes of the northbound roadway will close, with traffic in both directions sharing the southbound roadway, reduced to one lane for northbound and two lanes for southbound.
Expect the closure and diversion to remain in place overnight and throughout the day Thursday, Sept. 24. Traffic flow should be restored to normal by Friday, Sept. 25.
ALDOT advises drivers to expect delays on SR-67 as well as possible impacts to traffic on SR-20 and SR-24, particularly during peak traffic. Plan additional travel time or use alternate routes.
Later this fall, a contractor will resurface the remainder of SR-67 between SR-20 and SR-24 in a $1 million project for ALDOT.
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