The idea of a Northern Beltline for Birmingham has been around since the 1960s, but so far, no actual roads have been completed. Proponents say it can spur development, opponents say it is an expensive boondoggle and environmental disaster.
Alabama environmental groups are urging their members to speak out against plans to sink more money into a $5 billion project to build an interstate highway bypass north of Birmingham.over the next four years working to build a 52-mile interstate bypass around the northern side of Birmingham.in the communities north of Birmingham.
“The proposed highway will permanently degrade our community, including our drinking water; and it is the most expensive project in the history of Alabama,” Southern Environmental Law Center Senior Attorney Sarah Stokes said in a letter to ALDOT opposing the plan. “Taxpayer funding for this highway should instead be spent on other needed projects in the state that can be completed in less than 60 years .”The letter was sent by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Black Warrior Riverkeeper, which is also
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