WVUA 23 - Wed December 01, 2021
Ground Broken on Rural $758M West Alabama Corridor Project
State and local officials came together in mid-November for the groundbreaking on the first phase of the new West Alabama Corridor project, a $758 million four-lane highway that will stretch from Tuscaloosa south to Mobile in a rural part of the state....
Alabama Daily News - Wed December 01, 2021
Alabama Expecting More Than $6.8B in Road, Transportation Funding From New Law
Alabama could receive more than $6.8 billion in road and transportation funding in President Biden's recently approved $1.2 trillion Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). While broad outlines of how that money will be allocated are now available, more federal direction is needed before specific projects are identified, the Daily News has learned....
AL.com - Tue March 23, 2021
In West Alabama, 'Skepticism' Turns Into 'Optimism' for a New U.S. 43
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's announcement in February that U.S. Highway 43 would be widened from Thomasville to Tuscaloosa brought back long-ago memories for Cindy Neilson. Neilson was a Marengo County probate judge when she, along with former Linden Mayor Roy "Pat" Vice, often visited with former Alabama Gov....
Alabama Department of Transportation - Mon October 26, 2020
Long-Awaited Widening of Alabama Highway 157 Begins in Cullman
State legislators and community stakeholders joined Cullman city officials and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in October to break ground on the long-awaited Alabama Highway 157 widening project between U.S Highway 31 and Alabama 69 in Cullman, Ala....
CEG - Mon October 26, 2020
Four Lanes on U.S. 411 Near Gadsden,Ala., to Finally Be Built
One of Alabama's first announced road improvements in the Rebuild Alabama project is destined to finally get under way next year and will almost certainly have a local impact. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) opened bids Sept....
CEG - Fri October 02, 2020
Alabama's Latest Gas Tax Increase to Aid Road Projects
Alabamians began paying an extra two cents per gallon for gasoline beginning Oct. 1 when the second installment of the state's 10-cent tax increase went into effect. The state's share of taxes on gasoline rose to 26 cents per gallon, which includes eight cents under the 2019-passed Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) and the 18 cents that existed before the new law was passed....
Tuscaloosa (AL) News - Mon August 31, 2020
ALDOT Begins Upgrades to U.S. Highway 82 Near Tuscaloosa
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has begun the first of a pair of road improvement projects this year on U.S. Highway 82 in Tuscaloosa County. Work got under way Aug. 31 to resurface a 5.34-mi....
Moulton Advertiser - Mon August 31, 2020
Lawrence County Approves Rebuild Alabama Funding to Improve Rural Roads
The Lawrence County Commission recently approved a Rebuild Alabama 2021 road improvement plan for the county, to be funded from state revenue following the increase in the state's gas tax revenue passed in 2019....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu March 21, 2019
Commerce Secretary: Infrastructure 'Key Issue' for Growth
Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said March 4 that infrastructure improvements financed by Gov. Kay Ivey's "Rebuild Alabama" plan would help the state's economic development team sustain momentum as it seeks to recruit high-caliber jobs and companies....
Construction Partners Inc. - Thu March 21, 2019
Construction Partners Backs Rebuild Alabama Gas Tax Hike
Construction Partners Inc. , a civil infrastructure company specializing in the construction and maintenance of roadways across five southeastern states, issued a statement March 14 following the enactment earlier in the week of the Rebuild Alabama Act, which provides for an increase in Alabama's gas tax to be used for transportation infrastructure projects....
