A $120 million interchange, years late, a dozen homes taken
Hoover is paying $61 million of a $120 million new interstate interchange meant to relieve a chronic bottleneck. As of mid-2025 it had no confirmed construction start date and will require taking about a dozen homes.
Where it stands
Not fixed
Hits residents
6/10
Years covered
2023–2025
Sources
3 linked
- $61M
- Hoover’s share of the $120 million project cost
- ~12
- Homes expected to be taken for right-of-way
- 66,000
- Vehicles per day on the affected stretch
As of 2023
As of 2025-07
As of 2025-07
What happened
In January 2023 the Hoover City Council approved a $120 million funding agreement with ALDOT for a new I-459 interchange near exit 9, with Hoover covering $61 million funded through $60 million in city bonds and the state and federal government covering the remaining $59 million. The interchange is intended to relieve the overloaded Highway 150 and John Hawkins Parkway bottleneck, which carries roughly 66,000 vehicles a day and serves the fast-growing Trace Crossings, Blackridge, and Ross Bridge subdivisions. As of July 2025, the most recent reporting located, design was still being finalized and no construction start date had been announced. About a dozen homes are expected to be taken through the right-of-way process, including a property held since 1969 whose owner was offered $542,000. Mayor Frank Brocato called it “an eight-year project” in January 2025. A separate ALDOT resurfacing project on I-459 began in July 2026 and is distinct from the interchange.
Timeline
Council approves the $120 million funding agreement with ALDOT.
Hoover Sun (hooversun.com) ↗Gov. Kay Ivey announces the project publicly as a “City of Hoover-led initiative, totaling $120 million.”
Office of the Governor of Alabama (governor.alabama.gov) ↗Reporting shows no construction start date; about 12 homes affected, including one $542,000 right-of-way offer.
ABC 33/40 I-Team (abc3340.com) ↗
Who's involved
ALDOT
State transportation department delivering the project
Gov. Kay Ivey
Announced the project in 2023
Former Mayor Frank Brocato
Championed the interchange
Former Council President John Lyda
Linked the project to western growth
The other side
The city’s position is that the existing interchange is overloaded and the new one is the only structural fix. ALDOT’s regional engineer said the agency is “committed to following the right-of-way guidelines” for affected property owners.
Open questions
- No source published after July 2025 confirms a construction start date, bid award, or revised completion date.
Sources (3)
- 1Hoover council OKs plan for constructing new I-459 interchangeHoover Sun · Jan 3, 2023 · hooversun.com
- 2Interstate 459 Exit 9 projectABC 33/40 I-Team · Jul 2, 2025 · abc3340.com
- 3Governor Ivey announces widening of I-65, Hoover interchange project, and widening of I-59Office of the Governor of Alabama · Aug 31, 2023 · governor.alabama.gov
Last checked July 29, 2026