Construction closes one lane on Hwy. 10 in Greenville
ALDOT placed temporary red lights around the construction site to help with traffic flow.
One lane on Highway 10 in Greenville is currently closed due to construction. The road runs right next to Magnolia Cemetery and often floods during severe weather, causing the fastest route to the L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital, Greenville High School, the Greenville Industrial Park, and Greenville Police Department.
The roadwork is supposed to help drainage in the area, stopping that road from flooding and cutting off Greenville residents from the hospital. The construction is slated to last 35 days and cost the city more than $450,000, which is a steep price tag that Mayor Dexter McLendon said is necessary to repair the vital road.
“I would say in the last 16 years, I’ve probably seen that road be closed about four or five times,” he said. “So it’s not happening all the time, but one time’s too many. We want to be able to make sure we have that access to the hospital. The hospital is very very important to our community.”
The Alabama Department of Transportation placed temporary red lights around the construction to help with the traffic flow, but police still want drivers to be careful coming through the area.
“So they need to be prepared to stop,” said Police Chief Lonzo Ingram. “Need to be careful, and just pay attention. Pay a little extra attention as you go down through here.”
Mayor McLendon also said the project will increase the number of burial sites in Magnolia Cemetery, and he hopes to partially pay for the construction to Highway 10 by selling those cemetery plots.
