Coosa River Express to connect Sylacauga and I-65 Friday, December 13 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - Imagine faster trips west and south while avoiding U.S. Highway 280 traffic to Birmingham. A 36-minute drive from Sylacauga to Interstate 65. New residential and industrial development and increasing property values.By the spring of 2021, some 44 years after the last... Read More.