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THE ISSUE:
ALDOT is rushing through a $500 million highway “fix” that will foreclose other possibilities for many future generations.
• Where Move I-20/59 and ALDOT agree
• Need immediate attention
• Currently a hazard to public safety and traffic flow
I-20/59 Bridges are in Disrepair
• Is much more than replacing bridges
• Reduces and relocates access to the central business and arts & entertainment districts
• Widens the bridges to 10 lanes
• Bridge structural deficiencies not addressed until late 2018 at the earliest (highway closed at least a year)
ALDOT’s Plan
–John Cooper, Director of ALDOT
“That's not my role to make those determinations. My role is transportation. You're asking me to respond to an issue that's a broad long term issue for the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County. And I think people who are
closer to those problems should respond to that than me.”
• Over $600 million public and private investments
• Downtown has highest employment density
• CBD population grew 36% 2000-2010 (only growth in city)
• 1,500 new housing units coming online
• New UAB football stadium near BJCC/Uptown
• Potential national park designation for Civil Rights District
Momentum Downtown
• The 2004 City Center Master Plan is focused on a greener, quieter, cleaner, more walkable city. Plan called for moving or sinking I-20/59.
• April 2014 Goody Clancy Study showed elevated highway causing “disinvestment” in parcels adjacent to highway.
• Viaduct separates BJCC, Uptown and new UAB stadium from CBD reducing tourism spending.
Economic Development Planning
• Finely Blvd Extension - realign I-20/59 along the Finley Blvd corridor
• Sink highway below grade with parks/connectors built over highway
Two Options Have Promise
• Originally proposed in the 2004 Center City Master Plan
• 2009 Parsons Brinckerhoff Study:
• “Technically feasible from an engineering and design perspective.”
• “No insurmountable challenges in feasibility or construction.”
Lowering
• Mayor Bell and City Council
• Jefferson County legislative delegation
• Congressman Palmer and Congresswoman Sewell
• Governor Bentley
• Federal Transportation Secretary Foxx
• Senator Sessions and Senator Shelby
Political Support
• $50,000 for additional economic impact studies
• Legal fees for suit to force ALDOT to consider economic impact
• Community outreach into neighborhoods
• Public relations & advertising costs
Financial Support
Contact Information darrell@move2059.org
www.move2059.org
facebook.com/Move2059
@move2059 #move2059
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2482 Birmingham, AL 35201
Move I-20/59 is a 501(c)(3).
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