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[Sam Damon]

Courtesy of The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL:

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford to spend $26 million on transit hub

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has uncovered $26 million left from completed or inactive city projects and he has plans on how to spend that money.

The mayor said Thursday evening he intends to use some of that money immediately to complete the city's intermodal transportation facility on Morris Avenue. And he wants more of the money to be used for street paving and repairs.

[Sloan]

Let's hope there's provision for the streetcar line that Mayor Langford wants.

Sloan

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[KevinKorell]

Birmingham, AL News, 3/31/14:

The new downtown intermodal facility is the kind of key investment that is vital to keeping the country connected and developing its economy, Amtrak's CEO said.

Full story

[KevinKorell]

AL.com, 10/7/16:

Birmingham's new downtown bus, Amtrak station to open soon

 

MAX buses will begin rolling from its new central hub in downtown Birmingham in December, officials say.

Amtrak moves in later.

 

Story

[KevinKorell]

AL.com, 3/3/17:

 

Birmingham's downtown MAX bus, Amtrak, Greyhound station likely opening this summer

 

 

The new downtown Birmingham transit center is expected to be open this summer, according to the city of Birmingham.

 

Construction of the $32 million Birmingham Intermodal Facility, which includes the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (MAX), Amtrak and Greyhound, is expected to be complete in May or June, said Andre Bittas, director of planning and engineering.

Update

[KevinKorell]

AL.com , 2/1/18:

 

 

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Amtrak station now open at Birmingham Intermodal Facility

 

 

Amtrak passengers can now catch their trains at the Birmingham Intermodal Facility on Morris Avenue.

 

Update

[Sloan]

There is no mention of proposed commuter rail that would run from Birmingham to Montgomery, starting in June 2020.  The putative operator would be Alabama Corridor Rail which apparently has ties to a company that once bid against Iowa Pacific for operating rights to the Hoosier State.  Hopefully policymakers will have the arrangements in place so this new service can happen!  

 

Sloan