The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is warning a Bessemer developer that current plans could be impacted by the State's plans for the Northern Beltline, according to WBRC .

The letter, tweeted by WBRC's Jonathan Hardison, is from ALDOT director John Cooper, addressed to TPA Group's Brad Kaaber. TPA is planning a data center in Bessemer.

"We recognize the importance of this project to the City of Bessemer, Jefferson County, and the State of Alabama," the letter reads. "The potential for new jobs and substantial tax revenues represents a major opportunity, and we respect the significant efforts by local and state officials to recruit this investment.

"However, the current site configuration presents a direct conflict with ALDOT's longstanding plans for the Beltline, a

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