Editing Interstate 459 (section)

===Northern bypass===

There are plans to construct another Interstate Highway bypass running north of the Birmingham area to provide another Interstate Highway that would have major interchanges with [[Interstate 59|I-59]] (two), [[Interstate 20 in Alabama|I-20]] (one), [[Interstate 65 in Alabama|I-65]] (one), and [[Interstate 22|I-22]], with all of these interchanges being either north or west of Birmingham. This planned [[Birmingham Northern Beltline]] has been numbered [[Interstate 422|I-422]]. This northern bypass of the urban area, if completed, would give Birmingham and Jefferson County a completely ringed Interstate bypass. I-65, I-59, and I-459 are expected to be widened or reconstructed to accommodate the increase in traffic that will come from the construction of I-422.<ref name="59-65-459-422"/>
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