Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that the state had allocated $2.6 million to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects.
Part of the Annual Grant Program created under the Rebuild Alabama Act, the money was awarded to 11 projects. Cities and counties will contribute another $1.6 million in local matching funds however, matching funds were not required for the projects to be eligible. The projects are expected to be under contract by the end of 2023. All of the projects are required to move forward within one year of the funding award.
“I’m proud to announce Rebuild Alabama’s next round of funding for 2023. Alabama is tackling the issue of critical transportation infrastructure needs with determination and an answer to the problem at hand – that solution is Rebuild Alabama,” Ivey said. “The projects we are announcing today will continue to provide substantial progress all across our state.”
Funding ranged from a maximum of $250,000 to a minimum of $175,000 and included $250,000 for Barbour County to resurface CR-49 from CR-89 to the Russell County line; $245,429 for the city of Ranburne in Cleburne County to resurface Frank Ledbetter Memorial Drive south from Main Street to the southern town limits; and $175,000 for West Jefferson in Jefferson County to resurface Honeysuckle Road, Briar Road, Chestnut Road and Woodland Road.
It is the second round of Rebuild Alabama Annual Grant Program funding announced this year. The first round awarded $5.1 million to 21 projects across the state. With this round of funding, the total awarded since the Rebuild Alabama Act was enacted in 2019 comes to more than $137 million in all 67 of the state’s counties.