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Gadsden council approved matching funds for Highway 411 relocation; public hearings, route proposals coming
Summary
Mayor Craig Ford said the city approved matching funds in the recent budget for a federal grant to relocate Highway 411, a move officials say will open the riverfront for development; the city will propose a route and hold public hearings before finalizing plans.
Mayor Craig Ford said the Gadsden City Council approved matching funds in the city's recent budget to comply with a federal grant for relocating Highway 411, and that the city will soon propose a route and hold public hearings.
"We passed some money in the budget, this last council's, our matching funds for our federal grant we got for the relocation of Highway 411," Ford said. He added that the relocation is "happening, and it's moving," and that officials are preparing a proposed route and public hearings that could result in adjustments.
Ford said the city expects the relocation to "open up the whole riverfront," a long-sought element of the mayor's campaign. He emphasized that public hearings will allow changes to the proposed route after community input.
The transcript did not include the amount of matching funds approved or a timeline for construction. Officials said more details about the proposed route and the schedule for hearings will be released as the planning process advances.
