Editing Interstate 22 (section)

===Interstate 422===
{{main|Birmingham Northern Beltline}}
{{infobox road small
|state=AL
|type=Future
|route=422
|name=Corridor X-1
|length_mi=52.5
|location=[[Bessemer, Alabama|Bessemer]]–[[Argo, Alabama]]
|header_type=UC
}}
I-422 is a future proposed northwestern [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] of Birmingham, connecting between [[Interstate 20 in Alabama|I-20]]/[[Interstate 59|I-59]] from the southwest and I-59 in the northeast. It will also be connected with I-22 via I-222 in [[Brookside, Alabama|Brookside]], located northwest of Birmingham. It was first proposed in May 2009 by US Representative [[Spencer Bachus]]; on May 18, 2012, it was approved by AASHTO.<ref name=2012S/><ref name="May 26, 2009">{{cite news |title = Corridor X/ I-65 Interchange Construction Could Begin This Year |first = Ginny |last = MacDonald |newspaper = The Birmingham News |date = May 26, 2009 |url = http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?/base/news/1243325715144810.xml&coll=0 |access-date = May 26, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090620122924/http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/metro.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews%2F1243325715144810.xml&coll=0 |archive-date = June 20, 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Construction on a short {{convert|1.34|mi|adj=on}} section of the route between [[Alabama State Route 79|SR 79]] and [[Alabama State Route 75|75]] was started shortly afterwards, but issues with funding and local opposition held up the project. More funding for the interstate was provided in Spring 2023. It covered the construction of I-422 between SR 79 to [[U.S. Route 31 in Alabama|US 31]] for a total of {{convert|10|mi|km}}. The construction of this part of the interstate, which will be four lanes, was expected to begin later in the Spring and be completed by 2028,<ref name="constructionresume">{{cite news |title=Gov. Kay Ivey: Construction will resume soon on Northern Beltline |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gov-kay-ivey-construction-will-resume-soon-on-northern-beltline/ar-AA19N1qe |access-date=13 April 2023 |work=MSN}}</ref> but the completion date was delayed to 2032. A complaint has been filed over construction resuming,<ref>{{cite news |last1=McQueen |first1=Madie |title=Environmentalists file complaint against ALDOT Birmingham Northern Beltline project |url=https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/environmentalists-file-complaint-against-aldot-birmingham-northern-beltline-project/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=CBS 42 |date=27 June 2023}}</ref> and although ALDOT expected to break ground on the resumption of the project in November 2023, no new information was made public for several months.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blakely |first1=Will |title=U.S. Rep. Palmer: Northern Beltline 'critical' for Alabama; Says I-65… |url=https://1819news.com/news/item/u-s-rep-palmer-northern-beltline-critical-for-alabama-says-i-65-should-be-widened-but-not-top-priority |access-date=25 August 2023 |work=1819 News |date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Work finally resumed on the initial phase between SR 75 and SR 79 in late-June 2024, this phase is expected to be completed in 2027.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Nathan |title=ALDOT begins first phase of Birmingham Northern Beltline construction {{!}} Bham Now |url=https://bhamnow.com/2024/07/01/aldot-begins-first-phase-of-birmingham-northern-beltline-construction/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=bhamnow.com |date=July 1, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Douglas |first1=Patsy |title=Work resumes on the Northern Beltline highway |url=https://www.wvtm13.com/article/work-resumes-on-the-birmingham-northern-beltline-highway/61461151 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=WVTM |date=July 2, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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