Ivey awards $3.8 million for Alabama road projects
Thirteen road projects across Alabama will get State grants, with local governments adding another $1.3 million to the work
TL;DR: Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $3.9 million for 13 local road projects across Alabama. Cities and counties will add more than $1.3 million, bringing the total value of the projects to roughly $5.2 million. The grants close out $15 million in Rebuild Alabama road grants for fiscal year 2026.
MONTGOMERY — Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that Alabama will spend nearly $3.9 million on 13 local road projects across the State, closing out this year's round of grants under the Rebuild Alabama Act.
The grants include road work in Baldwin, Colbert, Etowah, Geneva, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lowndes, Marshall, Tallapoosa and Walker Counties.
According to the Governor's Office announcement, the latest grants are the third and final round of awards for fiscal year 2026. Two earlier rounds provided more than $11 million.
That brings the Rebuild Alabama Annual Grant Program to $15 million in State awards for the fiscal year.
“Good roads make for more jobs, smoother travel and happier Alabamians. That is why improving our infrastructure has remained a top priority of my Administration,” Ivey said.
“Through Rebuild Alabama, we are putting dollars where rubber meets the road and delivering real results in all 67 counties. Long after the construction crews pack up, these investments will keep Alabama rolling, moving and growing for generations to come.”
The State's official Round 3 project list puts the grants at $3,894,011.67. Local governments are contributing another $1,321,002.46, bringing the combined value of the 13 projects to $5,215,014.13.
Two of the projects are in fast-growing Baldwin County. Fairhope will receive $350,000 in State funds to resurface 1.25 miles of County Road 13 from Morphy Avenue to Mosely Road. The city will contribute another $100,000.
Perdido Beach will receive nearly $260,000 for resurfacing work on Pensacola Avenue and State Street. The town is adding about $9,700 to the project.
Jefferson County will get two grants aimed at smaller cities. Brighton will receive $125,000 to resurface six roads covering about one mile, while Lipscomb will receive $110,000 to resurface six roads covering about 1.34 miles. Neither project lists a local match.
Other awards include $350,000 for road work in Sheffield, $350,000 for Attalla, $350,000 for Malvern and $350,000 for Hale County.
Jackson County will receive about $344,820 for full-depth reclamation of a 1.25-mile stretch of County Road 18. Benton will receive nearly $293,000 to resurface all of the town's streets.
Marshall County will receive $350,000 for Murphy Hill Road, while Alexander City will get about $311,500 to widen and resurface Lamberth Road. Walker County will receive $350,000 to resurface Browns Bridge Road, Blackwood Road, Kings Mill Road and Tubbs Hill Road.
The grants come through the Alabama Department of Transportation's Annual Grant Program, which was created as part of the Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019.
The law requires ALDOT to set aside at least $10 million each year from the State's share of gas tax revenue for local road and bridge projects. ALDOT has set the program at $15 million for fiscal year 2026.
Under ALDOT's fiscal year 2026 program guidelines, counties and cities can seek grants for public roads and bridges they own and maintain. Awards are made through a competitive selection process.
The 2019 Rebuild Alabama Act increased Alabama's gas tax by 10 cents per gallon in three steps and indexed future adjustments to changes in construction costs. Part of that revenue was earmarked for local transportation work, including the annual grant program.
According to the Governor's Office, ALDOT has now awarded more than $85.7 million through the Annual Grant Program since Rebuild Alabama became law.
Each of the projects announced Wednesday must move forward within one year of the award. ALDOT's rules say funds can be rescinded if a project is not put under contract or covered by a purchase order within that period, unless an extension is approved.
The latest round is not huge by highway construction standards, but it puts State money into the kind of local projects motorists see every day — worn pavement, aging county roads and city streets that might otherwise wait years for repairs.
For 13 Alabama communities, those repairs now have funding attached.
The Round 3 Grants are below:
