Mountain Brook, Homewood, and Birmingham are coming together to protect pedestrians and help traffic patterns by building new pedestrian access on the bridge on Hollywood Boulevard. We’ve tried walking on that road—needless to say, it’s scary.
After over fourteen years of planning, the project will begin sometime this summer with phase one, which is estimated to cost $1.2 million and will include adding new sidewalks in Mountain Brook and along Hollywood Boulevard from Malaga Avenue up to the bridge.
Phase two will involve a widening of the bridge to add a third vehicle lane, as well as a new turn lane onto the Highway 280 exit ramp and a protected pedestrian facility separated by a concrete barrier. But that portion of the project likely won’t go out for bid until 2027…