HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama Department of Transportation advises motorists that traffic Interstate 65 between Athens and Interstate 565 will be detoured on three days next week for disassembly and transport of a large crane.

Weather permitting, all southbound traffic will be detoured at Exit 347 (Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, Monday, Nov. 15, through Wednesday, Nov. 17.

Southbound traffic will be rerouted to the off-ramp and across Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road to the on-ramp back to I-65 southbound. Please expect delays and plan accordingly. Reduce speed and be prepared to merge and exit. State troopers will assist with traffic control.

The $2,833,868 Rebuild Alabama project with contractor Miller & Miller is widening the Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road overpass. Construction of a related $13.3-million Rebuild Alabama project to add lanes on Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road from U.S. 31 to I-65 began in September. Also, the City of Huntsville plans to widen the segment of Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road east of I- 65 to Greenbrier Parkway in another project.