Challenge As part of its 100-year anniversary, the Birmingham, AL Rotary Club provided $3.5 million dollars to build a trail that connects Railroad Park to another Birmingham landmark, the Sloss Furnaces. Working with the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the City of Birmingham converted the out-of-use Seaboard Air Line railroad bed into a public use trail that could be enjoyed by people of all ages. The railway, which was previously covered in graffiti and debris, sits 20 feet below street level and required two footbridge crossings over low points where water collects. With over 600,000 annual visitors to the adjacent Railroad Park, designers from Page Duke Landscape Architects needed to specify a durable product. Solution PermaTrak’s maintenance-free boardwalk system was a perfect s

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