Birmingham northern beltline from cunningham creek to east of SR-79

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) received a Project Grant award of $2,000,266.24 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Appalachian Development Highway System (CFDA 23.003) on July 24, 2025. This award funds highway infrastructure improvements for the Birmingham Northern Beltline project segment extending from Cunningham Creek to east of State Route 79 in Alabama. The Appalachian Development Highway System is designed to enhance regional connectivity and facilitate commerce within the Appalachian region by funding construction, widening, reconstruction, and improvement of highways and associated infrastructure within established corridor systems.

ALDOT, as the primary awardee through its Office Engineer Division, is responsible for delivering highway construction and improvement services for this corridor development project. The project represents Alabama's participation in the federal-state collaborative framework administered by the Appalachian Regional Commission and FHWA, which requires state highway departments to coordinate project design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction activities in accordance with federal requirements and oversight standards.