R.E.D.E.S.I.G.N. Alabama Begins Design and Environmental Review
Phase 1 of the nearly $10 million "R.E.D.E.S.I.G.N. Alabama" project, designed to improve rail crossings and reduce train blockages between east Birmingham and Trussville, is commencing with design and environmental review. The initiative involves closing multiple rail crossings, constructing underpasses…
Birmingham, AL, October 19, 2026 —
Phase 1 of the nearly $10 million R.E.D.E.S.I.G.N. Alabama project is beginning with design work and an environmental review, according to the available project summary. The initiative is intended to improve rail crossings and reduce train blockages between east Birmingham and Trussville.
The project’s stated scope includes closing multiple rail crossings, building underpasses and bridges, and enhancing railroad infrastructure. The summary does not identify which crossings are expected to close or where the planned underpasses and bridges would be located.
The design and environmental review mark the work identified for the project’s first phase. The summary does not provide a start date, a completion timeline, or details about subsequent phases. It also does not specify the number of crossings involved, the precise improvements planned for the railroad infrastructure, or how the project’s nearly $10 million cost is allocated.
The stated goal is to improve crossings and reduce train blockages along the area between east Birmingham and Trussville. The summary does not include estimates of how often blockages occur or how the project is expected to change them.
Further project details, including the locations of planned construction and the timing of the work, were not provided in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Shane Trail on www.wbrc.com, see more information here.
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