MADISON, Alabama - The Alabama Department of Transportation has called a public meeting to review plans for the new interchange at Interstate 565 and County Line Road.

The Alabama Department of Transportation estimates a new interchange at I-565 and County Line Road will reduce traffic exiting at Wall Triana Highway by 18 percent. The Alabama Department of Transportation estimates a new interchange at I-565 and County Line Road will reduce traffic exiting at Wall Triana Highway by 18 percent.

The meeting is a final step before the state lets the project out for construction bids.

"The intention of the meeting is show project layouts depicting the limits of construction. Your input is greatly desired regarding this traffic control scheme, public awareness, etc.," State Design Engineer William Adams wrote in a letter to Madison City Engineer Gary Chynoweth.

Chynoweth submitted the utility and construction agreement with ALDOT for city council approval Monday night. The council, however, followed the request of Mayor Paul Finley, who was out of town and not present at the meeting, to postpone the agreement until a future date when the newly elected council and mayor can be involved.

The agreement calls for the City of Madison to contribute 10 percent matching funds for the project, expected to cost about $30 million.

The project will add an exit ramp for westbound I-565 traffic to reach County Line Road and an entrance ramp from County Line Road to I-565 eastbound. The transportation department has predicted the completed interchange would reduce the number of vehicles exiting I-565 at Wall Triana Highway by 18 percent.

The project could take two years once construction starts.

The public meeting to review the plans will be Nov. 7 at 10 a.m., in the Madison City Hall council chambers.