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City Approves 2020 Transportation Plan
The city of Bessemer has approved its 2020 Transportation Plan.
The plan was adopted by the Bessemer City Council on Tuesday, August 20. It was prepared by STRADA Professional Services and the EEFS Company, P.C.
The plan addresses road projects city leaders deem as important to economic growth and safety and that are eligible for state funding.
The Alabama Rebuild Act, passed earlier this year by the Alabama Legislature, increases the state’s gas tax for the first time since the 1990s. Beginning September 1, drivers will pay an extra six cents at the pump, followed by increases of 2 cents in October of both 2020 and 2021.
As part of the Act, the state will implement the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program II, or ATRIP-II. The Alabama Department of Transportation will make available between $30 million and $50 million a year in grant funding for designated road projects in counties and cities throughout the state. The maximum award for a county or municipality is $2 million.
Jurisdictions are required to adopt a Transportation Plan by August 30 in order to be eligible for the grant funding. The grant funding will be done on a competitive basis and will be awarded by an ATRIP-II committee
based on factors such as economic growth and safety.
Click here to view road projects Bessemer’s Transportation Plan
