The proposed Interstate 14 has the potential to be a good thing for the Black Belt. If it’s done right.
University of Alabama graduate student Jack Spalding is studying the socio-economic and ecological impacts of the proposed Interstate 14 on Selma and Dallas County. He will give a presentation on the proposed Interstate 14 on March 25 at 10:30 a.m. in the Vaughan Room of the Selma-Dallas County Public Library. Everyone’s invited.
“The history of interstates being built in the past in Montgomery, Birmingham, et cetera, have not always had the interest of minorities or folks of lower income in mind,” Spalding said. “Everybody has a chance to gain or lose as a result” of Interstate 14.
The concept of a major highway running parallel to and between Interstate 10 and Interstate 20 from Georgia to Texas has been considered for decades, according to Spalding.
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