Transportation & the Federal Stimulus
Posted by Valerie on July 12, 2009
Lately, as I’ve driven around Alabama (and other states) I’ve run into road construction (no real surprise there!) and I’ve noticed large signs that detail the funding for the “road improvement” projects – including the money from the federal and state governments. When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (aka the federal stimulus bill), he indicated that there would be money for a variety of projects, and that money would make an impact on local economies.
Alabama has established a website, recovery.alabama.gov, which I’ve previously written about. Last week, Governor Riley announced that more than $527 millioin in stimulus money will be going towards 309 transit and aviation projects in the state. The Alabama Department of Transportation has detailed information on its website about the particular projects, and the amount of funding allocated to them. For instance, $580,000 has been allocated to the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport in order to rehabilitate its runway. A map of the planned highway projects is available, in addition to a listing of projects by county.
As stimulus funds continue to make their way to Alabama, I’m going to try & provide more information here. In case I’m not as up-to-date as you’d like, the best resource is the recovery site that the state has set up – and that includes more detailed information on grants, deadlines, etc.
