Highway 278

Delays on Natural Bridge project raise concerns

From left, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Water Clerk Kris Gray and Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick at the scene in Natural Bridge where traffic has been realigned until a major road project at a railroad underpass is completed.

From left, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Water Clerk Kris Gray and Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick at the scene in Natural Bridge where traffic has been realigned until a major road project at a railroad underpass is completed.
NATURAL BRIDGE - A portion of U.S. Highway 278 between the Natural Bridge intersection and a railroad underpass has been closed and traffic redirected for a few months, due to a project residents have yet to see materialize.

Congested Addison intersection to be corrected through grant

From left, Addison Police Chief Mitchell Woodard, Winston County Commissioner District 1 Rutger Hyche and Road Engineer James Glasgow at the busy intersection of Highway 278, County Road 41 and Old Cullman Road.

From left, Addison Police Chief Mitchell Woodard, Winston County Commissioner District 1 Rutger Hyche and Road Engineer James Glasgow at the busy intersection of Highway 278, County Road 41 and Old Cullman Road.
ADDISON - The congested intersection of Highway 278, County Road 41 and Old Cullman Road has become such a safety concern through the years, that nearly $1 million in Rebuild Alabama funds will go toward improvements.

Underpass project at Natural Bridge to start soon

At the site of the project, from left, Natural Bridge Mayor Pete Parrish, Winston County Commission Chairman David Cummings, Road Engineer James Glasgow, David A. Kemp, Fayette Area Operations Engineer for ALDOT, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Lynn Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick, Natural Bridge council members Paul Garrison and Jeremy McCarter.

At the site of the project, from left, Natural Bridge Mayor Pete Parrish, Winston County Commission Chairman David Cummings, Road Engineer James Glasgow, David A. Kemp, Fayette Area Operations Engineer for ALDOT, Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco, Lynn Police Chief Bryan Kirkpatrick, Natural Bridge council members Paul Garrison and Jeremy McCarter.

NATURAL BRIDGE - A project that local officials say is long overdue is finally becoming reality.
E.O. Byars Construction, Inc. was awarded the contract $1,821,277, to construct a vertical realignment of the westbound lanes of Highway 278  traveling under the Norfolk Southern railroad underpass from the junction of Highway 13 to Highway 5 in Natural Bridge, noted John McWilliams, communications and public relations coordinator for the Alabama Department of Transportation.

$2 million in ATRIP-II funding coming to Natural Bridge

Officials gather at the railroad overpass on Highway 278 at Natural Bridge, where a portion of the highway will be lowered to give clearance for mobile homes and large trucks to go under the overpass. From left, State Senator Garlan Gudger, Winston County Commissioner David Cummings, Natural Bridge Mayor Pete Parrish, State Representative Tracy Estes, Natural Bridge Town Council Member Rocky Hulsey, Winston County Road Engineer James Glasgow, Assistant Road Engineer Matt Rouse and State Representative Tim W

Officials gather at the railroad overpass on Highway 278 at Natural Bridge, where a portion of the highway will be lowered to give clearance for mobile homes and large trucks to go under the overpass. From left, State Senator Garlan Gudger, Winston County Commissioner David Cummings, Natural Bridge Mayor Pete Parrish, State Representative Tracy Estes, Natural Bridge Town Council Member Rocky Hulsey, Winston County Road Engineer James Glasgow, Assistant Road Engineer Matt Rouse and State Representative Tim W
NATURAL BRIDGE - A pile of logs remains near the guard rail off Highway 278 at a railroad overpass, as a reminder of how difficult it has been for trucks hauling freight, logs or mobile home carriers to go under the trestle without losing freight or making costly detours.
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