A large truck turns from County Road 62 at a dangerous intersection with limited visibility, onto Highway 13, in the area where the project will result in rerouting truck traffic.
DELMAR - A project to alleviate the dangerous situation of large trucks accessing Highway 13 with limited visibility, has finally been funded, after several years of work by local and state officials, and at least three to four funding applications.
Alabama Economic Development funds totaling $300,000 will alleviate a dangerous situation for large trucks crossing the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks from County Road 62 onto Highway 13, by making a better truck route on nearby CR 3505, according to Winston County officials.
County Road 3505 intersects with County Road 62, which is the road that travels from Highway 13 across the railroad tracks to a timber timber yard known as Atlaco LLC on County Road 62 .
Atlaco, which has a sawmill in Vernon, and woodyards in Delmar and Fayette, buys standing timber from other companies, in Winston, Lawrence, Marion, Franklin, Fayette and Walker counties; turning around and rehauling the timber to International Paper locations in Prattville and Selma, company officials said.
Each truckload of timber has a requirement of 88,000 pounds, as they are encouraged to travel County Road 3505 to reach the highway, officials said.
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