Update on senator’s proposal to extend Tuscaloosa eastern bypass

Alabama state senator Gerald Allen says a new governor and highway director could help advance his proposal to extend the Tuscaloosa eastern bypass. The planned route would run from the Bryant Bridge at Jack Warner Parkway to Interstate 20/59 and is intended to ease traffic on McFarland Boulevard. Allen said governor-elect Tommy Tuberville knows about the proposal. Its estimated cost was $1.8 billion two years ago.