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re: PSA - BR Traffic Just Took A Back Seat To Birmingham

Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:10 pm to
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
44797 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

Birmingham doesn't have a northern loop(they fricked up when they didn't do this 13 years ago)


It's embarrassing that they finished I 22 and not the Northern Beltline.
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
35514 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:13 pm to
459 for Atlanta-BR trips and Bird Box it through Tuscalooser.
Posted by MrLarson
Member since Oct 2014
34984 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:17 pm to
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It's embarrassing that they finished I 22 and not the Northern Beltline.


If I remember right Morris residents killed that, thinking they were all going to become multi millionaires because they had a few acres of land.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
106013 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:18 pm to
Baton Rouge: Challenge Accepted.
Posted by LSUScores
Member since Oct 2015
1507 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:23 pm to
I'll be driving from Birmingham airport to Tuscaloosa in 2 weeks. Any detailed info/advice you have for the best route to take?
Posted by MrLarson
Member since Oct 2014
34984 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:27 pm to
We should all know more over the next few days how really fricked up it will be.

I would probably head out to 459 instead of trying to cross downtown. But like said everyone will know more over the next few days.

I'll bookmark your post and try to let you know as others probably can too.
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:29 pm to
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It's embarrassing that they finished I 22 and not the Northern Beltline.



They had been working on I22 when I was in college going back and forth in the early 80's.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:29 pm to
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
15428 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:31 pm to
People have been warned of this for many many months and yet there will still be people unprepared and furious about it.

Gonna be hell to del with PR-wise
Posted by MrLarson
Member since Oct 2014
34984 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:33 pm to
There is an ALGO app in the playstore to use as well.

I downloaded it today and it has a traffic map that seemed pretty up to date.

WBRC has an app as well

99.5 will be covering a lot of this.

ALDOT is supposed to have 4 choppers up all day tomorrow to keep up with traffic flows and seeing what changes need to be made to detours.
Posted by LSUScores
Member since Oct 2015
1507 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:43 pm to
Thanks - much appreciated. I know nothing about the area.
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
6503 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:50 pm to
The city of Birmingham is an absolute shithole. The downtown area is nice but everything else is basically Jackson. The southern suburbs are extremely nice though.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53809 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:53 pm to
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The city of Birmingham is an absolute shithole. The downtown area is nice but everything else is basically Jackson. The southern suburbs are extremely nice though.

Birmingham is way better than Jackson. There are some nice areas and pretty scenery. Decent breweries, golf and restaurants. Mountain Brook is probably one of the nicest suburbs in the South.
Posted by blzr
Saratoga
Member since Mar 2011
30744 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:17 pm to
quote:

BR >>> Bham


Lolololol
Posted by MrLarson
Member since Oct 2014
34984 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:36 pm to
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People have been warned of this for many many months and yet there will still be people unprepared and furious about it.




A metro area of 1.2 million people and only 1500 people are following the official twitter page of the project for updates.

It's going to be an epic cluster frick.

I'll take the over on Hemp's 6.5 road rage killings.
Posted by OKTGR580
Baton Rouge to Houston, TX
Member since Apr 2018
6318 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:53 pm to
Lol Birmingham is just as good & better than anything in La.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
21067 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:56 pm to
What's also fun is that on the first day of rush hour traffic with no 20/59, Metallica is in town at the BJCC with doors opening at 6pm.

~20k people at a sold out show looking for parking right around where the bridge is being closed.
Posted by TOSOV
Member since Jan 2016
8922 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 9:01 pm to
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Is that near the Top Golf? I noticed that they had some major construction going on during Thanksgiving. We were staying at the Westin in that area.


Stayed at that westin in early nov, and played at that top golf. I just figured there was new development stuff going on in open areas.

That area doesnt seem very busy though. Other than conferences
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66984 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 9:28 pm to
Annnnnd, traffic is starting to back up at 9:30 at night.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53809 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 9:32 pm to
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That area doesnt seem very busy though. Other than conferences

I didn't venture too far off of the little strip with Texas de Brazil. The hotel and that street were OK. A quarter mile away was fairly rough.
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