ALDOT Takes a Closer Look at ReThink280's Ideas; Cities to Vote on Funding Further Work

A new year, a new governor, and a new state transportation director have brought with them a fresh look by ALDOT at ReThink280's alternative proposal for easing U.S. 280 traffic congestion. John Cooper, Alabama's new head of the state Department of Transportation, has asked ReThink280's traffic consultant, Walter Kulash, to furnish Department planners with more-detailed recommendations and plans for the western part of the corridor (from I-459 to the Elton B. Stephens Expressway). The cities of Homewood, Mountain Brook, and Vestavia Hills are expected to vote soon on whether to contribute $10,000 each to underwrite the requested work--which ReThink280 views as a positive step in the progress toward a sustainable, community-based solution to the problems of U.S. 280.
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