Bama Game Day Traffic To Be Impacted By Road Work

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The University of Alabama's first home football game of the season kicks off at 3 p.m. Saturday, but fans traveling to Tuscaloosa for the game will likely need to leave their homes earlier than expected to make it to the game on time.

Fans will run right into construction work happening on I-20/59 between Exit 73 and Exit 77, according to Alabama Department of Transportation spokesman John McWilliams.

"Thursday night to Sunday we don’t allow the contractor to block off lanes on Lurleen Wallace," McWilliams said. "And by doing so it allows people to get to the stadium and get out quicker."

ALDOT installed a concrete divider on the northbound lane of the interstate to protect contractors.

Nick Frenz, the University of Alabama’s associate director of Event Management and Transportation Services, suggested taking alternate routes like Highway 216 at Exit 100 or Highway 11 at Exit 79, both off of I-59/20.