Project Overview

Location: Lake View/Woodstock/McCalla (Tuscaloosa County)

Updates: Modifications to the design for this project have been made since the public involvement meeting held July 10th, 2023. Many of these modifications were made as a result of further traffic analysis prompted by comments from early public involvement as well as traffic analysis collected for the required Interchange Modification Report. Design changes are as follows and are listed from west to east:

• ● Project limits were extended to the west to accommodate an additional through lane on AL-216.
• ● The intersection at Youngblood Parkway was shifted westward.
• ● A U-turn westbound bubble was added at the Youngblood Pkwy intersection.
• ● A westbound right turn lane was added on AL-216 to the stub-out at the Youngblood Pkwy intersection.
• ● Right-in only access was added at a commercial property.
• ● An eastbound right turn lane was added at Love’s Travel Stop.
• ● Dedicated eastbound and westbound left turn lanes were added at Love’s Travel Stop and Speedway.
• ● Access to Love’s was modified to provide 2 lanes into Love’s and dual exits.
• ● A westbound right-in right-out was converted to a Right-in only access at Speedway.
• ● A right turn lane was added on the I-59 southbound exit ramp onto AL-216.
• ● A westbound left turn lane was added from AL-216 to the I-59 southbound entrance ramp.
• ● A through lane on AL-216 eastbound across the bridge was changed to a left turn lane on to the I-59 northbound entrance ramp.
• ● The westbound right turn lane was added on AL-216 to the I-59 northbound entrance ramp.
• ● Denied access has been extended to the limits of the DDI on both the east and west ends of the interchange.