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In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, several annual MLK events will go virtual for 2021. Here’s a look at virtual and in-person events happening around Birmingham. As a reminder, City of Birmingham offices, except for police, fire and 911, will be closed on January 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
2021 MLK Day 5K Drum Run – Birmingham
Sat., January 16
This year’s fifth annual race will not be in person. Instead, organizers are encouraging participants to run a 5K on their own on Jan. 16 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Participants should then report their run time to organizers.
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Birmingham Xpress bus (City of Birmingham)
BIRMINGHAM, AL Birmingham city officials broke ground Friday on the Birmingham Xpress project, a rapid bus system that spans 10 miles and run from Five Points West through downtown Birmingham to Woodlawn.
According to city officials, the project will connect 25 city neighborhoods and will be the first bus rapid transit system in Alabama. Simply put, Birmingham Xpress will be a connector for eastern and western neighborhoods to jobs, services and opportunities, Mayor Randall Woodfin said. Providing reliable, efficient and alternative transportation options for our residents and visitors has been a priority.
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In addition, city officials said the project will also enable citizens to reach employment, educational, and health care centers.
By Alabama Newscenter Staff
Construction of the $174 million Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex’s Protective Stadium marked a key milestone last week with a “topping out” celebration.
A topping out marks the ceremonial placement of the last steel beam in a construction project. Due to COVID-19, officials signed the beam over three days at the construction site. Once signed, the beam was lifted by crane and fastened to the support structure for Protective Stadium’s score board.
“It was important for us to mark this construction milestone, albeit a little differently than we would have,” said Tad Snider, executive director and CEO, BJCC Authority. “Protective Stadium is a public-private partnership, with many entities working together to produce a worldclass facility for Birmingham. The topping out honors those partnerships while demonstrating the project’s significant progress.”