The Franklin County Commission approved a report documenting all road work done during FY24 using Rebuild Alabama Act funds.
Commissioners approved submitting the report to the Alabama Department of Transportation at their January 21st meeting.
The act, approved by the Alabama Legislature in 2019, raised the state's gasoline tax six cents per gallon, implemented over three years. This brought the state's gas tax total to 10 cents per gallon.
The revenue generated from the additional tax must be used in one of three ways by the Alabama Department of Transportation: economic development, construction relief or providing grants to cities and counties across Alabama.
Funds paid to counties and cities require the receiving entity to submit an annual report listing how the money was spent and what road and/or bridge projects were completed.
Franklin County Engineer Jason Baggett prepared the report that was submitted to the commission for approval.
It shows $1,423,116.40 in Rebuild Alabama Act funds spent in Franklin County in FY24. Those monies were used for eight road improvement projects, two of which are complete, five that are 95% complete and one that's 50% complete. Four projects were doing utilitizing competitive bid work and four were completed utilizing county works.
The two completed projects include:
--resurfacing Hooty Hoot Holler (a loop drive) from Pritchard Road to Prichard Road. Cost $35,799.96.
--resurfacing Bedford Circle from Green Road to Morissette Drive. Cost $28,543.50.
The five projects at 95% completion include:
--Highway 25 resurfacing and traffic striping from Highway 23 to Alabama 24. Cost $203,859.12.
--Highway 152 resurfacing and traffic striping from AL Highway 187 to Highway 52. Cost $133,140.40.
--Highway 26 resurfacing and traffic striping from Highway 59 to Alabama 13. Cost $67,641.92.
--Highway 162 resurfacing and traffic striping from Highway 58 to Highway 62. Cost $145,536.04.
--Highway 83 resurfacing and traffic striping from Highway 81 to Highway 724. Cost $788,205.63.
The project with 50% completion is the resurfacing of Morissette Drive from Green Road to a dead end. Cost $20,389.83.
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