The Alabama Department of Transportation is all but finished with their major project to expand McFarland Boulevard in north Tuscaloosa and into Northport.
A stretch of Rice Mine Road in Tuscaloosa will be closed to traffic for five days later this month, weather permitting, as the ambitious project to extend McWright's Ferry Road continues.
A massive amount of congestion in Tuscaloosa is building on 20/59 around Exit 73 / McFarland Boulevard and is backed up for miles.
It is not an area that you want to be in if you can possibly avoid it. Several reports have come in from local motorists on how bad the traffic is in these areas...
Police officers work day and night to protect our communities, and that includes officers with four legs. K-9 officers and their handlers/partners often become very close on and off duty. Recently, a Pickens County deputy showed the strength of the bond that exists between them.
It's been a rough couple of days for commuters on 20/59 between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
However, that's not out of the ordinary for most that are familiar with that stretch of highway.
We've received multiple reports from motorists claiming that it is still a bit of a mess this afternoon...