Broad Metro Wins $2.5M Grant for Hoover Expansion

A federal grant will stabilize a former coal mining site to clear the way for the second phase of Stadium Trace Village.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Business — General

Bold vector editorial illustration of stepped gray stone terraces on a red-clay hillside with sage grass and distant pines. — Broad Metro LLC won a $2.5 million Alabama Department of Workforce federal grant to stabilize an 82-acre former coal mining site in Hoover for the Stadium Trace Village expansion. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Alabama Department of Workforce has awarded Broad Metro LLC a $2.5 million federal grant to stabilize an 82-acre former coal mining site in western Jefferson County. The funding clears the way for the Stadium Trace Village Phase II expansion in Hoover.

Why it matters

The land has been too dangerous to build on because of mines abandoned generations ago, so stabilization is a precondition for development. The expansion is projected to add commercial activity and jobs to the Hoover area.

Broad Metro has already invested $150 million in Stadium Trace Village, with $200 million in planned Phase II private investment. The Jefferson County Commission has committed up to $1.5 million for sewer infrastructure, but the source does not detail how the full reclamation cost will be covered.

The players

Broad Metro LLC

Broad Metro is the developer behind Stadium Trace Village, a commercial development off Interstate 459 that includes shops, restaurants, hotels, and medical services.

Alabama Department of Workforce

The Alabama Department of Workforce is the state agency that administers workforce and economic programs and awarded the federal AMLER grant.

The details

Crews will use the funding to stabilize the site, which has open mine entrances, vertical openings, breaks in mine roofs, and areas where the ground has sunk. Once the land is stabilized, plans call for a 2,200-foot extension of Peridot Roadway, utilities, five stormwater detention ponds, walking trails, and green spaces.

Mid-1800s through 1960s: Coal mining occurred on the Phase II land.
July 2026: Broad Metro told the Hoover City Council of its Phase II investment plans.
November 9, 2026: The Alabama Department of Workforce announced the $2.5 million grant award.

Market Landscape

The AMLER program funds reclamation of abandoned mine lands so that formerly unusable ground can return to economic use. This grant applies that model to a suburban commercial expansion in Hoover rather than a rural or industrial reuse.

Shoppers and diners in the Hoover area could eventually see new retail, restaurant, and hotel options at Stadium Trace Village as Phase II develops. The projected 2,200-foot Peridot Roadway extension and walking trails would also change how residents move through the site once built.

The takeaway

Long-abandoned mining land can become productive commercial ground when federal reclamation funding closes the gap that private developers cannot. Residents tracking Hoover's growth can watch for the Phase II roadway and stormwater work as early signs of progress.