State announces $30 million for Alabama road, bridge work
Published 6:00 pm Thursday, October 10, 2019
- A bridge going nowhere is seen June 19 along Alabama 157 over Lake Catoma.
The state has awarded $30 million to cities and counties around Alabama to use on road and bridge projects.
Cullman County was not listed among those approved for funding.
The money announced Thursday is coming from a 10 cent-a-gallon increase in the state gas tax that lawmakers passed this year at the urging of Gov. Kay Ivey.
The funding is made available through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II).
Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) sits on the ATRIP-II Committee.
Twenty-eight projects were selected in all for a total of $30.1 million in funding from the state. The largest amounts of $2 million each are going to the cities of Saraland, Springville and Houston County.
Some local governments are providing about $9.5 million total to assist with the work.
A statement from Ivey’s office says every citizen will see benefits from infrastructure spending.
The law passed earlier this year requires at least $30 million annually for local governments under the tax hike.
