Hoover residents will soon see progress on the Stadium Trace Village development after the Alabama Department of Workforce announced on Nov. 9 that Broad Metro LLC received a $2.5 million federal grant to address hazards left by decades of coal mining on the 82‑acre site.
The grant, part of the federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program, will be used to stabilize open mine entrances, vertical shafts, broken mine roofs and subsided ground, as well as to remediate water‑quality impacts to Scout Creek. “This grant will allow Stadium Trace Village to continue working on developing this growing area, while simultaneously improving serious environmental hazards caused by unsafe mines from decades ago,” Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed said.
Stadium Trace Village, located off Interstate 459 at Exit 10 and Alabama Highway 150, is slated for Phase II expansion that includes a 2,200‑foot extension of Peridot Road, new utilities, five stormwater detention ponds, walking trails and green spaces. The Jefferson County Commission has pledged up to $1.5 million for sewer infrastructure, and the Cahaba River Society will help guide storm‑water design.
Broad Metro President and CEO Will Kadish noted that the site has been unsafe for “more than half a century” and called the funding a fix for a serious public‑safety hazard. He added that the second round of AMLER funding “clears the way for hundreds of jobs and more than $200 million in new private investment, bringing the total investment in Stadium Trace Village to $350 million.”
According to the department, the existing development already generates more than $70 million in taxable sales each year. The expansion is projected to add $80 million in new annual sales, attract more than 1 million visitors annually, and create hundreds of full‑time jobs.
Broad Metro has already invested $150 million in the project and plans to invest an additional $200 million in Phase II, as reported to the Hoover City Council in July.
What’s next: With the grant secured, crews will begin stabilization work on the former mining land, moving the Stadium Trace Village expansion toward construction of the roadway, utilities and storm‑water facilities later this year.
Sources: yellowhammernews.com
