Weather delaying Anniston Parkway Project

Officials say that Freezing temperatures have delayed construction of the final leg of the Veterans Memorial Parkway in Anniston , but State officials say the project’s final phase should still be completed on schedule.  Construction on the final 3.7 miles of the long-awaited parkway was set to start in January.  The projects contractor, Gadsden-based McCartney Construction, has been delayed due to inclement weather.  The 7-mile-long parkway has been under construction for more than 10 years at a total cost of about $150 million. The parkway begins in Oxford at Interstate 20 and travels north through southeastern Anniston to McClellan and finally to U.S. 431 north of downtown.  Meanwhile, ALDOT last week announced two multi-million-dollar road resurfacing projects in Talladega and Cleburne counties.  The Cleburne project, with an estimated price tag of between $2.3 million and $2.8 million, calls for the resurfacing of about 10 miles of road, beginning on Alabama 46 from County Road 620 to the Georgia state line.

The estimated $1.8 million to $2.2 million Talladega project calls for resurfacing 3.3 miles of roadway starting at U.S. 78 just west of County Road 207 to just east of Alabama 77 in Lincoln.