Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that more than $3.7 million in state funding is being awarded for infrastructure improvements in cities and counties across Alabama.
The funding will be made available this year as a part of the Alabama Department of Transportation’s annual Rebuild Alabama Act grant program and will go toward 12 road improvement projects planned across the state.
As well as state funds, roughly $3.5 million in local funds will go toward the projects.
The projects include road resurfacing, widening and rerouting initiatives in Calhoun, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Etowah, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Marshall, St. Clair and Talladega Counties.
“Rebuild Alabama is doing exactly what we promised—fixing roads and bridges in every corner of our state,” Ivey said.
“With every round of funding, we’re seeing real improvements along our busiest highways and the local roads Alabamians rely on every day. This is a smart, long-term investment at work, and Alabama is better for it,” she continued.
The Rebuild Alabama Act, which passed in the state legislature in 2019, requires ALDOT to set aside a minimum of $10 million in gas tax revenue for local projects.
Ivey’s office highlighted that, since the passage of the Rebuild Alabama Act, ALDOT’s grant program has awarded more than $66 million in funding for local transportation projects.
All projects will be required to move forward within one year of being granted funds.
The grants mark the second round of infrastructure funding awarded this year through the Rebuild Alabama Act. Ivey announced in April that, as a part of the program, state funding will finance over $7.6 million in road infrastructure projects across 24 counties. The first round of grants also included roughly $5.6 million in local funds.
“From resurfacing rural routes in Lamar to widening major highways in Cullman, we’re not just paving roads, we’re paving the way for opportunity,” Ivey said of the projects.
The governor’s office pointed to a study conducted this year by ConsumerAffairs that found Alabama’s road conditions ranked second best overall in the nation.
Ivey’s office also stated that additional funding will be awarded as a part of the Rebuild Alabama Program later this year.
