Public Notice Meeting Set For McWright’s Ferry Road Extension Project

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The City of Tuscaloosa will hold a public notice meeting on Feb. 9 for the $65.6 million McWright’s Ferry Road Extension Project.

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The come-and-go meeting will be held at the Phelps Activity Center from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Residents may drop by at any point during the duration of the event. '

The City of Tuscaloosa says the engineering team will be on site to answer any questions.

The two-mile McWright’s Ferry Road Extension Project is funded through the Tuscaloosa County Road Improvement Commission and will allow first responders alternate access to the area in the event of an emergency.

Engineers have said it should also significantly reduce commute times for residents.

The extension will connect New Watermelon Road to Rice Mine Road with a new roadway bridge spanning North River south of the Lake Tuscaloosa Dam Spillway.

The project will also add a pedestrian bridge over North River and a shared-use path which will ultimately connect to the Northern Riverwalk.

Work on the project will begin this month and is expected to laugh two and half years.

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