Rodney Walker, a Clay County rancher and fuel-industry operator, says he’s tired of watching Alabama fall behind.

Walker released an infrastructure platform Monday built around what he calls the four foundations of Alabama’s next decade: roads, ports, rural hospitals and energy.

With the Republican primary just one week away, Walker thinks Alabama’s infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with the economic pressures the state now faces.

“Our roads are crowded, our ports are constrained, our rural hospitals are closing, and our grid is being strained,” Walker said. “If we want Alabama to lead the Southeast in the next decade, we have to be willing to build for it.”

On roads, Walker called for widening I-65 to six lanes from Huntsville to Mobile, describing the corridor as “the spine of Alabama’s economy.” On ports, he called for dredging the Alabama River to improve traffic to the Port of Mobile, which he called “the front door to the world for Alabama goods.”

Walker also outlined a rural hospital protection focus centered on federal payment reform, and addressed grid reliability amid rising electricity demand from data centers and advanced manufacturing.

He noted conversations with VIVIFY Technology, a Florida-based company working on hydrogen systems and grid modernization, though he was careful to note no commercial agreement has been announced and the company has not endorsed his campaign.

“This is not about one company,” Walker said. “It is about whether Alabama is at the table when these conversations are happening.”

Walker is running for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat. The Republican primary is set for May 19.