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Alabama program awards $40 million for road and bridge improvements across the state 

February 10, 2025

Alabama cities and counties will receive more than $40 million to address multiple road and bridge projects located across the state. 

The funding is made available through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II), which was created in 2019 by the Rebuild Alabama Act. 

The Rebuild Alabama Act requires ATRIP-II to be an annual program setting aside a minimum of $30 million off the top of ALDOT’s share of new gas tax revenue for projects of local interest on the state highway system. 

“I am proud of the hard work we have put in throughout my Administration to Rebuild Alabama. Rebuild Alabama has helped make us stronger as we have broken ground on hundreds of road and bridge projects all across the state,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “We have projects improving Alabama in all 67 counties, but our job is not finished, and we are not slowing down now.” 

13 of the projects were from cities and counties putting forward more than $16 million in local funds. Under the ATRIP-II program, however, there is no requirement that local governments put up matching funds to be eligible. 

A number of projects will be under contract during the 2025 fiscal year, the state said. All projects are required to move forward within two years of the awarding of funds. 

Projects include: 

  • $9.4 million for access management along US-80 from Maria Avenue to Lake Lane in Demopolis. 
  • $7.8 million for access management on US-72 at the Liberty Lane and Micah Way intersection in Scottsboro. 
  • $5.6 million for intersection improvements at SR-53 and Pinedale Road, including left turn lanes, in Limestone County. 
  • $2.5 million to improve the intersection of US-98 and Volenta Avenue in Fairhope. The project includes adding a turn lane, an acceleration lane and traffic signals. 
  • $2.5 million to add a two-way left turn lane on US-43 near Old Drive in Clarke County. 
  • $1.99 million for a roundabout at SR-171 and Temple Avenue in Etowah County. 

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Miles Smith

Miles Smith has more than two decades of communications experience in the public and private sectors, including several years of covering local governments for various daily and weekly print publications. His scope of work includes handling public relations for large private-sector corporations and managing public-facing communications for local governments.

Smith has recently joined the team as a content writer for SPI’s news publications, which include Texas Government Insider, Government Contracting Pipeline and its newest digital product, Government Market News, which launched in September 2023. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s in journalism.

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