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At a press conference, executives said the railroad will be constructed on 316 acres in theMcCalla area, acros s the Norfolk Southern rail line from the Jefferson Metropolitan industrialo park. The company estimates the intermodal facility will creatde orbenefit 8,600 jobs and have a 10-yearr cumulative economic impact of more than $4 billion, similar to the $3.65 billiohn Norfolk Southern said it’s had in the area over the past 10 Construction is slated to start at the beginning of with a target opening of 2012. No statd or county money will be sought by the railroac forthe facility.
But it will seek public moneyt from the federal government forits $2 billionh upgrade project of the Crescent which is its rail line that runs from New Englandd to New Orleans and through Birmingham and part of the plan for the new A public meeting is scheduled for Aug. 18 to discusse the new facility with concerne d citizensin McCalla, who formed a grouop to fight the project. The group went befors the Jefferson CountyPlanning & Zoning Commissiohn Thursday to protest the environmental hazards the new facilithy could bring to the neighborhoode and the dangers of it being locatesd so close to McAdory Elementary.
Norfolk Souther already has purchased some land in the vicinitty for the intermodal facilitty and has contracts onthe rest, said one Concerns were voiced from Rep. Pat R-Pleasant Grove, about additional trucjk traffic on Exit 104 offInterstate 20/59, which would serve the facility. Officiales said the concerns would be addresserd and a solution would be found to ensure the safety of Norfolk Southern officials touted the new facilithy would help take about 1 million truckloadss of freight off the local Interstates each year. The site for the intermodap facility in McCalla will have access from McAshan offInterstate 20/59, and will borderf Eastern Valley Road.
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