![Nightly Lane Closures Coming to McFarland Boulevard Under I-20/59 This Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2021/05/20210519_052656.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nightly Lane Closures Coming to McFarland Boulevard Under I-20/59 This Weekend
Parts of McFarland Boulevard will close under the recently completed I-20/59 bridge as the Alabama Department of Transportation places sensors to study the health of the structure.
In a Thursday press release, ALDOT said they will close some lanes of the busy Tuscaloosa thoroughfare from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
![Tuscaloosa Thread logo](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2020/07/512-1.jpg?w=100)
At least one through-traffic lane will be open at all times if all goes according to plan, ALDOT said.
The sensors being installed will relay important infrastructure data to the University of Alabama, who is studying the health of the bridge for research purposes, ALDOT said.
Motorists in the area on those three nights can expect traffic delays, ALDOT said, and should consider using Skyland Boulevard, I-359 or other nearby routes to avoid getting caught in the waiting.
Top Stories From the Tuscaloosa Thread (2/14-2/20)
More From Tuscaloosa Thread
![Minor Northport Bridge Still Closed for Repair of Crash Damage](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_6535.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tuscaloosa Restaurant & Birmingham Distillery Release New, Exclusive Tequila](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_6523.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Police Searching Jack Warner Parkway for Driver Who Bailed After Chase](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/02/attachment-attachment-state-troopers-3_nl-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Rider Killed in Thursday Motorcycle Wreck in Walker County](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2023/06/attachment-IMG_0176.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Diners Flocking to Northport’s Now-Open Lost Pizza Co.](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-LPCo-Crowd.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Northport Councilman Says $350 Million University Beach Resort Can’t Be Stopped](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-Aiken-Town-Hall-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Former Lake View Mayor Now Accused of Producing Child Pornography](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-Paul-Calhoun-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Former UA Student Gets 25 Years in Prison for Sextortion of Children](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-Yeager.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tuscaloosa Red Lobster Permanently Closed Amid Brand Bankruptcy](http://townsquare.media/site/993/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_6423.jpg?w=980&q=75)