Birmingham’s Red Mountain Cut Foundation will be hosting a litter cleanup event on Highway 280 in partnership with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and environmental nonprofit Alabama Pals (ALPALS) this Saturday, Dec. 9.

“Working with ALPALS and ALDOT, our Foundation has adopted miles 272-274 on Highway 280 (running from the interchange of 280 & 31 near Homewood to St. Vincent’s Hospital),” said Red Mountain Cut Foundation President Bryson Stephens in a press release. “This clean-up will be the first of what will be a regular quarterly event. It should be a great community service opportunity and help our community look its best.”

Stephens, who also serves as chairman of Birmingham’s EBSCO Industries like his grandfather, EBSCO founder Elton B. Stephens, was inspired to create his foundation after noticing the dilapidation of the Red Mountain Cut on a hike with his daughter in 2015, as the Lede previously reported.

The Cut, also known as the Elton B. Stephens Expressway, is a 210-foot-deep, 1,640-foot-long highway cut that was created through Red Mountain for the Red Mountain Expressway. Stephens told the Lede it’s his goal to make it more of an asset to the metro area.

“By being the manager of the site and keeping it clean and having it be good looking, especially with an iconic piece of infrastructure like we’re wanting to build, it’s going to be a really positive calling card for our city,” he said.