Leaders in the Mobile, Ala., area have proposed plans for a new toll bridge project that will be exclusive to large trucks.
March 24, 2021GovernmentBusinessSafety
Alabama, Mississippi Leaders Issue Grants for Infrastructure Funding
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced funding to support 27 road and bridge projects at the city and county level.
January 15, 2021GovernmentSafety
FHWA Issues Emergency Relief Funds to Kentucky, Alabama
The Federal Highway Administration is awarding Kentucky and Alabama funding to repair infrastructure that has been damaged by floods.
March 16, 2020GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA
Alabama Warehouse Expected to Increase Use of Inland Port, Reduce Truck Traffic
A new 30,375-square-foot storage warehouse at the Mallard-Fox Creek Port facility in Decatur, Ala., is expected to increase the use of the port and ease truck traffic on area highways, officials said.
February 28, 2020Government
Alabama to Fund 31 Road Projects With $7 Million From Increased Fuel Tax
Alabama cities and counties will get $7 million from the state’s increased fuel tax to help fund 31 road projects, Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation announced Jan. 16.
January 16, 2020GovernmentSafetyLogisticsTCA
Mobile's Interstate 10 Project Could Be Costlier Than First Imagined
Critics of Alabama's plan to toll the future Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project have repeatedly questioned the rationale for building a new 7.5-mile Bayway — a route largely consisting of bridges — between Mobile and Baldwin counties.
August 23, 2019BusinessSafety
Alabama Grand Champion David Hawk Paces FedEx Freight
David Hawk is taking his driving skills from Pelham to Pittsburgh. The FedEx Freight driver won the 3-Axle competition and clinched Grand Champion honors in the Alabama Truck Driving Championships earning a spot in the national event in August.
June 4, 2019GovernmentBusiness
Trucks, Cars Directed Around Birmingham During Major Bridge Project
A stretch of interstate highway running through downtown Birmingham, Ala., that serves as an important freight route will be closed for about a year for infrastructure improvements.
March 25, 2019GovernmentBusinessFuel
Fuel Tax Hike Coming to Alabama in New Infrastructure Law
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law the Rebuild Alabama Act, which includes a fuel tax increase to support infrastructure projects.
March 13, 2019GovernmentBusinessFuel
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Proposes Fuel Tax Hike for Infrastructure Plan
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has proposed a 10-cent increase to the state’s fuel tax as part of her Rebuild Alabama Infrastructure Plan to generate money for transportation projects.
March 4, 2019