The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $11,101,381 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant to the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, LLC (a division of Omnitrax) on December 1, 2024. The project will complete the following key activities in Alabama by January 31, 2028: (1) construct a yard track and wye to handle increased rail traffic and reduce blocked crossings, (2) rehabilitate a grade crossing surface, (3) reactivate rockslide...
This $302,961.25 Federal Highway Administration grant awarded on September 10, 2024 under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) supports metropolitan planning activities for the Birmingham, Alabama region in FY 2025. The grant funds will enable the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Office of the Engineer Division to undertake a range of transportation planning initiatives, including the development of...
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for the "JEFFERSON STREET RAILROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT WITH ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE LANES" project. This grant was provided through the National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) program (CFDA 20.933), which funds capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure to improve safety, sustainability, and economic competitiveness across the...
This is a Formula Grant award of $600,000.00 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant will fund the Alabama Department of Transportation's (ALDOT) statewide preliminary engineering work for rail safety highway projects from fiscal year 2023 through 2027. The grant is specifically for ALDOT personnel salaries and limited railroad preliminary engineering work related to Section 130 rail safety projects. This award...
This $580,437.46 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports railroad crossing improvements at 31st Street SW and the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Alabama. The project involves replacing existing cantilever signals, adding additional signal lights, and installing new signs, markings, and legends at the crossing. This infrastructure upgrade, scheduled for completion by February 2025, aims to...
This $491,634.46 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports the construction of the Railroad Branch Greenway multi-use trail along an abandoned railroad corridor in Madison County, Alabama. The project will extend the trail from the Flint River to Smokey Hills Court, providing a new pedestrian and bicycle transportation infrastructure connection in the region. The grant was awarded to the Alabama...
This $600,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports the Birmingham Ride Share Program in Alabama from FY 2024 through FY 2027. The grant will fund transportation infrastructure improvements and services to enhance ridesharing and multimodal connectivity in the Birmingham metropolitan area. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is the primary grantee responsible for...
This $127,128.88 federal Formula Grant award, made by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on August 13, 2024, supports highway safety improvements at a railroad crossing in Gadsden, Alabama. The project involves installing two cantilevers with signals, two bells, and concrete panels on State Road 1 (US-431) at the Alabama and Tennessee River Railway crossing. These infrastructure upgrades are intended to...
This $940,000 Formula Grant was awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on July 10, 2023. The grant funds transportation infrastructure improvements for the Alabama Department of Transportation (AL DOT), including the installation of two cantilevers with signals, two bells, and concrete panels at a railroad crossing on State Route 1 (US 431) in Gadsden, Alabama. These safety enhancements at the...
This $9,207,335.50 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides funding for bridge painting projects on State Route 3 (US-31) and Interstate 59 in Birmingham, Alabama. The award, made on August 28, 2024, supports painting work on seven bridge locations (BINS 14155, 14156, 14159, 14160, 009043, 009046, 009047) in the Birmingham area. The Alabama Department of Transportation is the designated sub-awardee...