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ALDOT will close the two left lanes of I-20/59 eastbound just after the Red Mountain Expressway exit beginning Friday evening, May 8, 2015, through 5 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2015. (File photo by Joe Songer)

(AL.com file photo / Joe Songer)

Pass this along to anyone passing through Birmingham along Interstate 20/59 this Mother's Day weekend: Brace for delays.

Beginning 8 p.m. Friday, the two left lanes of I-20/59 eastbound will be closed just east of the Red Mountain Expressway exit ramp in downtown Birmingham, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.

The reason is for emergency repairs to the bridge's deck, or the portion of the structure that vehicles drive on, according to ALDOT.

There are two areas in that stretch of I-20/59 that demand immediate attention, ALDOT East Central Region Engineer DeJarvis Leonard said.

The repairs are necessary to extend the bridge's life span through anticipated construction in the next few years, Leonard said.

ALDOT did an emergency letting for the project for $900,000.

Birmingham-based contractor Abramson, LLC submitted the lowest bid for the work, ALDOT spokeswoman Linda Crockett said.

All lanes will be reopened by 5 a.m. Monday.

Pavement work also will close a lane along Interstate 65 southbound this weekend.