Ross Clark Circle construction to enter third phase, introducing many changes

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Road construction continues to make progress in Dothan, where several changes are being made to traffic patterns through the US-231 and Choctaw Street area.

Drivers should be on the lookout, starting October 20, 2024, for the following changes:

• Two new traffic signals near Meadowbrook Drive.
• Two new frontage roads on either side of Ross Clark Circle will be open to two-way traffic.
  • Southbound Frontage Road is outside Ross Clark Circle and will be used to access Northside Mall, Home Depot, Longhorn, and Cracker Barrel.
    • Southbound Frontage Road can be entered from both northbound and southbound directions on Ross Clark Circle.
  • Northbound Frontage Road is inside Ross Clark Circle and will be used to access Sam’s
    Club, McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, and Shops on the Circle (Old Navy, TJ Max).
    • Northbound Frontage Road can only be accessed from the northbound direction.
• Existing traffic signals at Sam’s Club and McDonald’s removed
• A new temporary signal on Northbound Frontage Road near McDonald’s to
  allow traffic to merge onto northbound Ross Clark Circle.
• Southbound traffic on Ross Clark Circle now able to merge right onto Southbound Frontage Road.

Limitations with New Traffic Pattern

• All median crossings from Choctaw Street to Montgomery Highway will be
  permanently closed.
• Northbound Frontage Road will be inaccessible to drivers traveling south on Ross Clark Circle.
  • Continue through the project and use the traffic signal at Choctaw Street to make a U-Turn to head north and merge onto Northbound Frontage Road. Signal timing will favor this movement to help facilitate heavy traffic.
• Northbound Ross Clark Circle will be inaccessible to drivers traveling north on Southbound Frontage Road.
  • Head south on Southbound Frontage Road onto Ross Clark Circle and make a U-turn at Choctaw Street.
  • Alternatively, Meadowbrook Drive will connect to Southbound Frontage Road and can be used to access Westgate Parkway via Whatley Drive.

Truck/Delivery Concerns

Local deliveries to businesses along Northbound Frontage Road that usually travel southbound on Ross Clark Circle will have to use the traffic signal at Choctaw Street to U-Turn and head north to access the Northbound Frontage Road. This may be an uncomfortable move for larger trucks.

Westgate Parkway will be open to truck traffic from US-231 to Choctaw Street as an alternative route for local truck deliveries. Similarly, Choctaw Street will be open to truck traffic making local deliveries to businesses along Northbound Frontage Road.

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