(The Center Square) — Cities and counties throughout Alabama have contributed $2.3 million for various road and bridge projects to match gifts totaling $2.25 million from the state.
Projects are within the Rebuild Alabama program, a 2019 legislative initiative. According to state law, projects must be started within a year of receiving funds.
The Rebuild Alabama Act included a 10-cent per gallon gasoline tax increase.
“I am proud to announce today’s latest installment of road and bridge projects, a testament to our enduring dedication to improving our state’s infrastructure in all 67 counties,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a release. “For several years now, Rebuild Alabama has been the bedrock of progress, and our state continues to see its transformative impact. We are taking tangible steps toward safer, more efficient travel, and there is more to come.”
The projects include:
• Sumter County will receive $250,000 to widen and resurface County Route 30 from the Mississippi state line to State Route 17. The county will match the state grant with $1,075,590.
• Sardis City in Etowah County will receive $250,000 for a bridge replacement on Whitesboro Road over Short Creek. The city will contribute $600,000 to the project.
• The resurfacing of 17 streets in Weaver in Calhoun County, with the city providing $169,250 in local funding and the state providing $250,000.
• Highway in Opp in Covington County. The state will provide $250,000 while the city will kick in an additional $150,000.
• Resurfacing Maloy St. from State Route 52 to the Opp-Elba Highway.
• A $250,000 resurfacing of Railroad Street, Plank Road, Kelly Drive, First Street, Robinson Street and McElwain Street in Clio in Barbour County. The city also provided $92,000 in matching funds.
• The city of Opelika in Lee County will receive $250,000 for a new traffic signal at the intersection of State Route 51 and Gateway Drive.
• Madison County will receive $250,000 for new guardrails on Zierdt Road at Barren Fork Creek between Beadle Lane and Nature Valley Drive. The county will provide $39,096.
• Alexander City in Tallapoosa County will receive $250,000 and contribute $149,535 to recoat the bridge on the Coven Abbet Highway that spans Lake Martin/Elkahatchee Creek.
• West State Street in Citronelle in Mobile County will be resurfaced with a $250,000 state grant.
