Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the allocation of more than $2.6 million in funding toward county and city infrastructure projects.
According to the governor’s office, the funding was made available through the Annual Grant Program, which was established by the Rebuild Alabama Act. The bill garnered significant bipartisan support in the Legislature and was signed into law by Ivey in 2019.
The law requires the Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) Annual Grant Program to set aside $10 million off the top of the state’s share of new gas tax revenue for local projects.
With the latest round of funding, at least one Rebuild Alabama project has been awarded in each of the Yellowhammer State’s 67 counties.
In a statement announcing the project awards, Ivey highlighted the success of Rebuild Alabama and asserted that the grant program has been a success in enhancing the state’s infrastructure.
“I am incredibly proud that Rebuild Alabama has now made road and bridge projects possible in all of our state’s 67 counties,” said Ivey in a release. “Three years ago, I promised the people of Alabama that every single penny would go to road and bridge projects, and we are seeing that the proof is in the pudding. This is a remarkable milestone for our state, and I look forward to furthering these efforts to make Alabama a better place to live, work and raise a family.”
Of the 11 projects that were selected in the latest round of funding, local governments contributed a total of over $1.1 million in matching funds.
Infrastructure projects as follows:
Since the act’s inception in 2020, more than $130 million in funding for local projects across the state has been awarded.
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