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The Huntsville Northern Bypass is a road project located in the city of Huntsville, Alabama.It is a route that loops around the Northern portion of the city, and will be used to alleviate traffic on University Drive (US 72) and Interstate 565.
SR 255 was created around 1969 as part of a proposed northern bypass of Huntsville. The original route ran from Redstone Arsenal Gate 9 to US 72 as limited access highway with exits for U.S. Route 72 Alternate/SR 20 (now Interstate 565), Old Madison Pike, and ending at US 72, with plans to extend north.
Along with the existing I-459, the Northern Beltline would complete the bypass loop of central Birmingham for all Interstate traffic. The project's budget is $5.445 billion; upon completion, the Northern Beltline will be the most expensive road in Alabama's history, and among the most expensive per mile ever built in the United States. [2]
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The section of US 231 in Huntsville was built as a bypass around the downtown area. The original route ran up what is now Whitesburg Drive on the south side of the city, and Meridian Street in the north. A portion on the north side of Brindlee Mountain, south of Huntsville, was damaged by a landslide in 2020. It was replaced by an elevated ...
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Construction begins on the next segment of the Northern Bypass, connecting Interstate 565 to US 231/431. A George Floyd protest on June 3, 2020, was ended by Huntsville Police along with SWAT and Incident Response Team [ 28 ] using tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets.
The 11-mile McKay Road/Yergen Road/Ehlen Road corridor will undergo three major projects.