City of Brewton completes sewer repairs on Highway 31

Work done ahead of Alabama Department of Transportation's plans to repave highway

Traffic along Highway 31 in Brewton was scheduled to be reopened late Wednesday afternoon following two days of closure in anticipation that the Alabama Department of Transportation will repave the U.S. highway through Brewton in early summer.

U.S. 31 was closed from Underwood Street to the Evergreen Avenue intersection Tuesday and Wednesday as the town made repairs to the sewer line. Town workers also found a ruptured water main in the process.

Ray Madden, utilities superintendent for the city of Brewton, said ALDOT is scheduled let bids for the resurfacing of the highway in April and have...