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Infrastructure

Alabama buys Foley Beach Bridge, ends tolls

This strategic move will render the bridge toll-free, enhancing accessibility to the state's flourishing coastal areas.

April 19, 2024

Gov. Kay Ivey marks seven years in office, infrastructure funding

More than $7.9 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various, statewide road and bridge projects.

April 11, 2024

Governor announces more local road projects funded by Rebuild Alabama

With this round, more than $141 million in state transportation funding has been awarded through the local grant programs.

September 29, 2023

Reed announces update on Wallace Ferry/Blackburn Road improvement

In recent years, the access road to the Shoal Creek Mine has deteriorated to the point that it is no longer passable and safe for employees.

September 27, 2023

Governor awards $18 million in grants to improve communities

The grants are from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

January 21, 2022

Governor Ivey announces ATRIP-II projects for 2022

The state has now awarded more than $100 million in state transportation funds under ATRIP-II since the program’s creation in 2019.

January 20, 2022

Etowah leaders must work together to complete 759 and Meighan Bridge

When if comes to our aging roads and bridges there is plenty of need in our state, and Etowah County is no exception.

December 17, 2021

What will President Biden’s infrastructure bill do for Alabama?

Over five years the state will get approximately $5.8 billion for highways and bridges, and hundreds of millions more for other infrastructure improvements.

November 22, 2021

McCutcheon says that legislature will address rural healthcare

Wednesday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) told a gathering of the Alabama County Commissioners Association in Auburn that the Alabama legislature will likely work on addressing rural healthcare in the 2020 legislative session. McCutcheon said that the legislature is “Working on rural healthcare,” and is looking at rural clinics. “We need to provide … Continued

December 10, 2019

Elliott out, Figures in on important transportation funding committee

In a surprise move, APR can confirm that Gov. Kay Ivey earlier this morning removed freshman State Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Fairhope from the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II) committee. ATRIP-II is charged with deciding funding grants for state-maintained highway systems which includes local roads and bridges projects. Ivey’s office confirmed that State Sen. … Continued

September 9, 2019