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At a press conference, executives said the railroad will be constructe on 316 acres in the McCalla across the Norfolk Southermn rail line from the Jefferson Metropolitanindustrial park. The company estimatew the intermodal facility will create orbenefit 8,60o0 jobs and have a 10-year cumulative economic impacty of more than $4 billion, similar to the $3.654 billion Norfolk Southern said it’s had in the area over the past 10 Construction is slated to start at the beginninhg of 2010, with a target openinvg of 2012. No state or county money will be sought by the railroa forthe facility.
But it will seek publix money from the federal government forits $2 billion upgraded project of the Crescent Corridor, which is its rail line that runs from New Englandr to New Orleans and throughb Birmingham and part of the plan for the new A public meeting is scheduled for Aug. 18 to discusas the new facility with concerned citizensin McCalla, who formed a group to fight the The group went before the Jefferson Countuy Planning & Zoning Commissiohn Thursday to protest the environmenta hazards the new facility could bring to the neighborhoor and the dangers of it beingh located so close to McAdorg Elementary.
Norfolk Southern already has purchased some land in the vicinit y for the intermodal facility and has contracts onthe rest, said one Concerns were voiced from Rep. Pat R-Pleasant Grove, about additional truckk traffic on Exit 104 offInterstater 20/59, which would serve the facility. Officials said the concerns would be addressex and a solution would be founs to ensure the safetyof drivers. Norfolk Southern officials touted the new facilitt would help take about 1 million truckloadsa of freight off the local Interstateseach year. The site for the intermodal facility in McCalla will have accesas fromMcAshan Drive, off Interstate 20/59, and will borde Eastern Valley Road.
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