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The part of I-22 east of [[Fulton, Mississippi]], was approved in [[1978]] as '''Corridor X''', part of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]]. Parts of the highway have been under construction ever since. Two stretches in [[Alabama]] totalling approximately 25 miles in length, from [[Jasper, Alabama|Jasper]] to [[Dora, Alabama|Dora]] and from [[Forestdale, Alabama|Forestdale]] to [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], and a stretch from the Mississippi/Tennessee state line to its terminus in Memphis are all that remain to be completed. Funding for those sections has been a priority for U.S. Sen. [[Dick Shelby|Richard C. Shelby]] (R-Ala.), who served as [[Chairman]] of the [[Senate]] Transportation Subcommittee. In [[2004]] Corridor X was designated as Future Interstate 22 by Public Law No: 108-199, and the designation was made official on [[April 18]], [[2005]]. In [[Alabama]], blue signs reading "FUTURE/I-22/CORRIDOR" at left and an I-22 shield with "FUTURE" instead of "INTERSTATE" at right were unveiled [[April 18]], [[2005]]. |
The part of I-22 east of [[Fulton, Mississippi]], was approved in [[1978]] as '''Corridor X''', part of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]]. Parts of the highway have been under construction ever since. Two stretches in [[Alabama]] totalling approximately 25 miles in length, from [[Jasper, Alabama|Jasper]] to [[Dora, Alabama|Dora]] and from [[Forestdale, Alabama|Forestdale]] to [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], and a stretch from the Mississippi/Tennessee state line to its terminus in Memphis are all that remain to be completed. Funding for those sections has been a priority for U.S. Sen. [[Dick Shelby|Richard C. Shelby]] (R-Ala.), who served as [[Chairman]] of the [[Senate]] Transportation Subcommittee. In [[2004]] Corridor X was designated as Future Interstate 22 by Public Law No: 108-199, and the designation was made official on [[April 18]], [[2005]]. In [[Alabama]], blue signs reading "FUTURE/I-22/CORRIDOR" at left and an I-22 shield with "FUTURE" instead of "INTERSTATE" at right were unveiled [[April 18]], [[2005]]. |
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Approximately 78 miles of Interstate 22 is open to traffic in Alabama. The section of the route between the [[Mississippi]] state line and [[Jasper, Alabama|Jasper]] was completed in [[2005]]. Another 12 mile segment between Jasper and Dora is scheduled to open by Thanksgiving [[2007]]. A 13-mile section of I-22 between [[Dora, Alabama|Dora]] and [[Forestdale, Alabama|Forestdale]] was opened to local traffic only (no thru trucks) in [[June]] [[2007]]. Current plans call for Interstate 22 to be completed to I-65 in [[2010]], with the 14-bridge [[stack interchange]] in Birmingham being completed in [[2010]]. |
Approximately 78 miles of Interstate 22 is open to traffic in Alabama. The section of the route between the [[Mississippi]] state line and [[Jasper, Alabama|Jasper]] was completed in [[2005]]. Another 12 mile segment between Jasper and Dora is scheduled to open by Thanksgiving [[2007]]. A 13-mile section of I-22 between [[Dora, Alabama|Dora]] and [[Forestdale, Alabama|Forestdale]] was opened to local traffic only (no thru trucks) in [[June]] [[2007]]. Current plans call for Interstate 22 to be completed to I-65 in [[2010]], with the 14-bridge [[stack interchange]] in Birmingham being completed in [[2010]]. Construction is well underway for the segment between Cherry Avenue [[Forestdale]] to a spot about .5 mile shy of I-65 near Fultondale. This segment includes an interchange with Coalburg Road. A project to widen I-65 to four lanes in either direction has begun from just south of the upcoming I-22/I-65 interchange southward to the 16th Street interchange. |
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At the western end of the route, the connection between Interstate 22 and the other interstates in the vicinity of Memphis is most likely to make use of the [[Interstate 269]] Outer Memphis Beltway, which is currently in various stages of planning and construction. |
At the western end of the route, the connection between Interstate 22 and the other interstates in the vicinity of Memphis is most likely to make use of the [[Interstate 269]] Outer Memphis Beltway, which is currently in various stages of planning and construction. One possible routing takes I-22 westward along I-269 to the existing I-55/I-69 interchange near Hernando, Mississippi. |
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Corridor X was also designated as '''High Priority Corridor 10''' in the [[National Highway System Designation Act]] of 1995 and '''High Priority Corridor 45''' in subsequent legislation. |
Corridor X was also designated as '''High Priority Corridor 10''' in the [[National Highway System Designation Act]] of 1995 and '''High Priority Corridor 45''' in subsequent legislation. |
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Revision as of 12:55, 23 October 2007
Template:Future road Template:Infobox Interstate Interstate 22 (abbreviated I-22), when completed, will follow the U.S. Highway 78 corridor along a 176 mile (283 km) route from Memphis, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama. The limited access freeway will connect Interstate 55 and Interstate 40 in the northwest to Interstate 65 and Interstate 20 in the southeast, passing through the cities of Holly Springs, Mississippi; New Albany, Mississippi; Tupelo, Mississippi; Hamilton, Alabama; and Jasper, Alabama.
The part of I-22 east of Fulton, Mississippi, was approved in 1978 as Corridor X, part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. Parts of the highway have been under construction ever since. Two stretches in Alabama totalling approximately 25 miles in length, from Jasper to Dora and from Forestdale to Birmingham, and a stretch from the Mississippi/Tennessee state line to its terminus in Memphis are all that remain to be completed. Funding for those sections has been a priority for U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.), who served as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee. In 2004 Corridor X was designated as Future Interstate 22 by Public Law No: 108-199, and the designation was made official on April 18, 2005. In Alabama, blue signs reading "FUTURE/I-22/CORRIDOR" at left and an I-22 shield with "FUTURE" instead of "INTERSTATE" at right were unveiled April 18, 2005.
Approximately 78 miles of Interstate 22 is open to traffic in Alabama. The section of the route between the Mississippi state line and Jasper was completed in 2005. Another 12 mile segment between Jasper and Dora is scheduled to open by Thanksgiving 2007. A 13-mile section of I-22 between Dora and Forestdale was opened to local traffic only (no thru trucks) in June 2007. Current plans call for Interstate 22 to be completed to I-65 in 2010, with the 14-bridge stack interchange in Birmingham being completed in 2010. Construction is well underway for the segment between Cherry Avenue Forestdale to a spot about .5 mile shy of I-65 near Fultondale. This segment includes an interchange with Coalburg Road. A project to widen I-65 to four lanes in either direction has begun from just south of the upcoming I-22/I-65 interchange southward to the 16th Street interchange.
At the western end of the route, the connection between Interstate 22 and the other interstates in the vicinity of Memphis is most likely to make use of the Interstate 269 Outer Memphis Beltway, which is currently in various stages of planning and construction. One possible routing takes I-22 westward along I-269 to the existing I-55/I-69 interchange near Hernando, Mississippi.
Corridor X was also designated as High Priority Corridor 10 in the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and High Priority Corridor 45 in subsequent legislation.
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