Contractors working for the Alabama Department of Transportation continue into the 50th week of construction operations on the Interstate 59/20 bridges through downtown Birmingham. The bridges are being rebuilt as part of a $475 million project that will require the highway to be closed for an estimated 14 months. That closure began January 21. These photos were taken January 6, 2020. Highlights this week is grinding the road surface and placement of road signs.

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View from Boutwell parking deck looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Boutwell parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 15th Street N. Looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 24th Street North. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Carraway Blvd. ramp looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 24th Street North. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 15th Street N. Looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Carraway Blvd. ramp looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Carraway Blvd. ramp looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Boutwell parking deck looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from under the bridge decks along 9th Avenue N. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View of freshly painted bridge from 19th Street N. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Carraway Blvd. ramp looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Carraway Blvd. ramp looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 24th Street North. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Boutwell parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 13th Street N. looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from Boutwell parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from under the bridge decks along 9th Avenue N. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking west. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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View from 13th Street N. looking east. I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)

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I-59/20 bridge construction. These photos were taken 1-6-2020. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com)