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Birmingham Northern Beltline

Sector: Government • Location: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Source: News From The States

Project
Planned

The Birmingham Northern Beltline is a decades-long highway project to build a 52-mile interstate highway loop north of Birmingham, Alabama. The project involves constructing a 9.5-mile stretch in the next phase, which requires filling 1.36 acres of wetlands and over 10,000 linear feet of streams. The project aims to encircle Birmingham with interstate highways and includes approximately 90 river o

Status
Prospective
Sector
Government, Road
Location
Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
News From The States

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The project “Birmingham Northern Beltline” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from News From The States.

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2026-07-22

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The Birmingham Northern Beltline is a decades-long highway project to build a 52-mile interstate highway loop north of Birmingham, Alabama. The project involves constructing a 9.5-mile stretch in the next phase, which requires filling 1.36 acres of wetlands and over 10,000 linear feet of streams. The project aims to encircle Birmingham with interstate highways and includes approximately 90 river or stream crossings. The estimated cost is $6.19 billion, funded fully by the federal government through the Appalachian Development Highway System. The project is expected to take decades to complete, with the next phase targeted for completion within five years.

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Transportation

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United States of America (USA)

State

Alabama

City

Birmingham

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Government, Road

Article published date

2026-07-10

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