Governor Kay Ivey has announced more than $3.7 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for 12 road projects across Alabama, highlighting her ongoing commitment to enhancing Alabama’s infrastructure. One of those dozen projects is for Childersburg.
The grants are the second round of funding made available this year under the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Annual Grant Program created by the Rebuild Alabama Act. The grant funds for Childersburg will re-route 9th Avenue SW traffic and resurface 1.581-miles on Forest Hills Drive.
Childersburg will receive $350,000 in state funds, along with $196,500 in local matching funds, for a total of $546,500 available for the project.
Ward A Councilman Brandon Robinson, who represents the area in which the project will take place, acknowledged the help of State Representative Ben Robbins, working in cooperation with the current Mayor and Council, “I really appreciate Ben Robbin’s hard work to help us get this done, and Childersburg is blessed to have Representative Robbins as our State Representative. The future is bright for the City of Childersburg.”