Alabama awards $40M in bridge, road project funding

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Alabama recently awarded more than $40 million in Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II) grants to 33 bridge and road projects statewide.

Under the program, projects must move forward within two years. Local governments are not required to put up matching funds, but 18 cities and counties have put forward more than $7 million in local funds.

The selected projects will be under contract during the 2023 fiscal year.

“I am proud to announce the largest round of local funding since the passage of the Rebuild Alabama Act as I close out my first term and gear up to begin the next four years,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “Our decision to address Alabama’s infrastructure challenges is paying major dividends in several vital areas, and I am thrilled to continue building on this momentum by moving forward this year’s projects.”

Grants range from $200,000 to $2 million. The largest project was intersection improvements at US-84 and John D. Odom Road in Houston. A total of $2 million was awarded with a $1.35 million local match.

The Rebuild Alabama Act requires ATRIP-II to set aside a minimum of $30 million from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s share of new gas tax revenue for state highway system projects.