I-59/I-20 Rebuild

[MinivanDriver]

Originally Posted by bfmx1

I wonder if the State considers being done early a missed budget. They're don'e three months early and we owe them $15 million extra. I'm no expert but that seems like Johnson Brothers Corp is walking away saying "what idiots, they thought it would take us til March."

The pictures and drone footage looks so cool.. You'll probably never see these roads with zero cars on them,,, ever. Now would be the time to shoot a movie there!

Wouldn't it be cool to be the first row of cars released when they open?

It was worth it. Otherwise, we could have potentially faced a nightmare once again like the I-22/65 interchange. And it is my understanding the Johnson Brothers spent a good part of that bonus on worker incentives to move the project along more quickly.

[mcalumni01]

Originally Posted by MinivanDriver

It was worth it. Otherwise, we could have potentially faced a nightmare once again like the I-22/65 interchange. And it is my understanding the Johnson Brothers spent a good part of that bonus on worker incentives to move the project along more quickly.

Now Mini, I'm done warn you about that individual...keep it moving..

[bfmx1]

Originally Posted by JesseRohr

I travel quite a bit to major metros all over the country. Most of your larger metros have a similar situational highway through their core just like our own. This is not a new thing but very much a normal thing. I can't think of any instance where it inhibited growth and blight can be managed with some creative lighting, murals, greenery, etc...

Examples with metros of many sizes:
Philly
NYC
Boston
Louisville
Nashville
Atlanta
Miami
Tampa
Baltimore (highway terminates in core)

I know many metros have them, most actually. Many times it's because the city grew into the interstate causing it to become a town-splitter. I'm talking about the general trend over the past decade or so. We're looking at urban interstates differently now. I know that in Dallas, there's a big push to demolish I-345 which people feel encapsulate, segregate, or enclose too much of downtown. Granted every city had totally different dynamics!

Here are a few articles that mention it.

Also, do you know of any parks under freeways? Probably are some.. I dont travel as much as you anymore so maybe they're a thing now. I think it's a great idea but never seen it work.



https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01...rgets-highway/

https://www.citylab.com/transportati...n-list/584707/

https://www.theatlantic.com/business...cities/417789/

[magiccity3]

This park in Toronto under an overpass is what ours is supposed to be modeled after:

https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/08/be...nberg-toronto/

[mcalumni01]

https://www.curbed.com/2017/1/9/1418...ss-park-public.

Many cities have...

[bfmx1]

Ok those are cool. I don't see why Bham's won't be just as good then.