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FHWA Issues Emergency Relief Funds to Kentucky, Alabama
Vehicles turn around on a road blocked by floodwaters in Helena, Ala., on Feb. 11, 2020. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)
The Federal Highway Administration is awarding Kentucky and Alabama funding to repair infrastructure that has been damaged by floods.
March 16, 2020Alabama Warehouse Expected to Increase Use of Inland Port, Reduce Truck Traffic
A new 30,375-square-foot storage warehouse at the Mallard-Fox Creek Port facility in Decatur, Ala., is expected to increase the use of the port and ease truck traffic on area highways, officials said.
February 28, 2020Alabama to Fund 31 Road Projects With $7 Million From Increased Fuel Tax
Highway interchange near Birmingham, Ala. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)
Alabama cities and counties will get $7 million from the state’s increased fuel tax to help fund 31 road projects, Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation announced Jan. 16.
January 16, 2020Mobile's Interstate 10 Project Could Be Costlier Than First Imagined
Traffic crawls through the George Wallace Tunnel on Interstate 10 beneath the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala. (Associated Press/Jay Reeves)
Critics of Alabama's plan to toll the future Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project have repeatedly questioned the rationale for building a new 7.5-mile Bayway — a route largely consisting of bridges — between Mobile and Baldwin counties.
August 23, 2019Alabama Grand Champion David Hawk Paces FedEx Freight
Grand Champion David Hawk celebrates as Alabama TDC Chairman Jeff Melville (left) of Publix and Alabama Trucking Association Chairman Fenn Church of Church Transportation and Logistics look on. (Ford Boswell/Alabama Trucking Association)
David Hawk is taking his driving skills from Pelham to Pittsburgh. The FedEx Freight driver won the 3-Axle competition and clinched Grand Champion honors in the Alabama Truck Driving Championships earning a spot in the national event in August.
June 4, 2019Trucks, Cars Directed Around Birmingham During Major Bridge Project
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A stretch of interstate highway running through downtown Birmingham, Ala., that serves as an important freight route will be closed for about a year for infrastructure improvements.
March 25, 2019Fuel Tax Hike Coming to Alabama in New Infrastructure Law
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey holds a news conference March 4 after deadly tornadoes hit the state. (Vasha Hunt/AP)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law the Rebuild Alabama Act, which includes a fuel tax increase to support infrastructure projects.
March 13, 2019Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Proposes Fuel Tax Hike for Infrastructure Plan
A road in Birmingham, Ala. (Terry McCombs/Flickr)
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has proposed a 10-cent increase to the state’s fuel tax as part of her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan to generate money for transportation projects.
March 4, 2019Alabama’s Deteriorating Roads Cost Drivers $5.3 billion a Year, Report Says
Highway interchange near Birmingham, Ala. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)
Alabama’s roads and bridges have deteriorated to such an extent that it costs each resident $5.3 billion a year, according to a report by a nonprofit transportation research organization.
February 25, 2019Alabama Senate Committee Proposes Moving Road Funds; Cutting State Agencies
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An Alabama Senate committee voted May 3 to move $63.5 million in road and bridge funds from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation, a move that would cut funding to state agencies.
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