Contractors working for the Alabama Department of Transportation continue into the 42nd 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 November 14, 2019. Highlights this week is grinding the road surface and constructing concrete guard rails.

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Boutwell Parking Deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Carraway Blvd. ramp looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 19th Street North looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Boutwell Parking Deck looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 24th Street N. Looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from underneath the bridges at 22nd Street North at 9th Ave. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 16th Street North. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 19th Street North looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from under the bridge decks at 24th Street N. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Boutwell Parking Deck looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Uptown parking deck looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Carraway Blvd. ramp looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 24th Street N. Looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from underneath the bridges at 22nd Street North at 9th Ave. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Carraway Blvd. ramp looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 24th Street N. Looking west. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Carraway Blvd. ramp looking south. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from the Carraway Blvd. ramp looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 16th Street North. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from underneath the bridges at 22nd Street North at 9th Ave. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 16th Street North. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).

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View from 24th Street N. Looking east. Latest photos of the I-59/20 bridge construction in downtown Birmingham. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).