Area road projects part of Rebuild Alabama program

MONTGOMERY – Several road projects in North Alabama will soon get underway thanks to state transportation funding announced by Gov. Kay Ivey.

The projects in Etowah, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan counties are among the more than $40 million awarded to cities and counties for road and bridge projects around the state.

“I am proud of the hard work we have put in throughout my administration to rebuild Alabama,” said Ivey. “Rebuild Alabama has helped make us stronger as we have broken ground on hundreds of road and bridge projects all across the state.

“We have projects improving Alabama in all 67 counties, but our job is not finished, and we are not slowing down now.”

The projects are:

• Etowah County: Intersection improvements at U.S. 431 and Sand Valley and Duck Springs roads, including an acceleration lane and left/right turn lanes
• Jackson County: Scottsboro, access management on U.S. 72 at Liberty Lane and Micah Way intersection
• Limestone County: Intersection improvements at Alabama 53 and Pinedale Road, including left turn lanes
• Madison County: Gurley, construction of Alabama Green T intersection at U.S. 72 for the realignment of Little Cove Road; including left/right turn lanes on U.S. 72 and a new traffic signal
• Marshall County: Guntersville, intersection improvements at U.S. 431 and Wyeth Drive, Webb Avenue, and Spring Creek Drive
• Morgan County: Trinity, intersection improvements at Alabama 24 and South Greenway Drive, including left turn lanes

The funding is made available through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II), a program 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.

There were 24 projects selected for funding for a total of just over $40 million in state transportation funding. Of those awarded projects, 13 were from cities and counties putting forward more than $16 million in local funds. Under the ATRIP-II program, there is no requirement that local governments put up matching funds to be eligible.

The state has now awarded more than $221.3 million in state transportation funds under ATRIP-II since the program’s creation in 2019.

The projects were selected by the ATRIP-II Committee created by the Rebuild Alabama Act. It is anticipated that a number of projects will be under contract during the 2025 fiscal year. All projects are required to move forward within two years of the awarding of funds.

For more information about the ATRIP-II Program, including a list of the projects, visit https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/ATRIPII.html.