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The '''Red Mountain Tunnel''' was a proposed project to dig a tunnel through [[Red Mountain]] to carry highway traffic. In [[1947]] a '''Red Mountain Tunnel Advisory Board''' considered conflicting proposals from the [[Birmingham]] Department of Planning & Engineering and from the Alabama Highway Department. The city's engineer [[J. D. Webb]], favored a route extending from [[18th Street South]] while the state, which consulted with New York tunnel expert Ole Slugstad, recommended using [[22nd Street South]]. | The '''Red Mountain Tunnel''' was a proposed project to dig a tunnel through [[Red Mountain]] to carry highway traffic. In [[1947]] a '''Red Mountain Tunnel Advisory Board''' considered conflicting proposals from the [[Birmingham]] Department of Planning & Engineering and from the Alabama Highway Department. The city's engineer [[J. D. Webb]], favored a route extending from [[18th Street South]] while the state, which consulted with New York tunnel expert Ole Slugstad, recommended using [[22nd Street South]]. | ||
A poll conducted by the State Highway Department showed a slight | A poll conducted by the State Highway Department showed a slight preference among drivers for improved access east of [[20th Street South|20th Street]]. Representatives of the [[Birmingham Police Department]] wrote in favor of the 18th Street option. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 28 August 2007
The Red Mountain Tunnel was a proposed project to dig a tunnel through Red Mountain to carry highway traffic. In 1947 a Red Mountain Tunnel Advisory Board considered conflicting proposals from the Birmingham Department of Planning & Engineering and from the Alabama Highway Department. The city's engineer J. D. Webb, favored a route extending from 18th Street South while the state, which consulted with New York tunnel expert Ole Slugstad, recommended using 22nd Street South.
A poll conducted by the State Highway Department showed a slight preference among drivers for improved access east of 20th Street. Representatives of the Birmingham Police Department wrote in favor of the 18th Street option.
References
- "Tunnel Board Pondering Two Routes Under Red Mountain" (February 1947) Birmingham News.
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