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Alabama Department of Transportation Delays Work on Huntsville's Memorial Parkway

6/6/2013

 
Alabama Department of Transportation Delays Work on Huntsville's Memorial Parkway
 
A  Call To Action
 
You may have seen the article in the Huntsville Times or on AL.com (May 10th) about the delay of thirteen Huntsville road projects. These projects include the overpasses at Lily Flagg and the Parkway and Byrd Spring and the Parkway in
addition to extending Interstate 565 past Moores Mill and Shields Road and an overpass at Mastin Lake Road and the Parkway. 
 
Of particular importance to south Huntsville are the proposed overpasses at Lily Flagg and the Parkway and Byrd Spring and the Parkway. These projects have been scheduled for years. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ADOT) previously pushed the schedule  for these improvements back to the 2015-2019 time frame and now have pushed them back to the 2016-2020 time frame. These overpasses would improve the traffic flow and provide safer travel in south Huntsville. Continued delay of these projects will result in a continuation of the "blighted" areas along the Parkway as businesses are not going to locate or make improvements until the road work is complete. By delaying this work, we are delaying economic development in south Huntsville. Huntsville has been patient - but it is time we get what we deserve from ADOT and Montgomery. ADOT's reason for delaying the Huntsville road projects is a decline in gas tax revenues in the State. We do not question that
gas tax receipts may be down. But we should also realize that Madison County (to include city of Huntsville and Madison) generated approximately $72 million per year on average from 2000 through 2012 while receiving back funding for new
construction from these taxes on average $26 million per year (36%). 
 
We call on our local State representatives to take action for us in this matter. It is time to take a stand and fight for our fair share. We encourage citizens of south Huntsville to contact our representatives below and ask them to join in the discussions with  the Governor and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to insist that these projects be funded immediately and not further delayed. It is important to our economic development, our safety, and our growth.

Contact the representatives below and let them know you want these projects funded and ask them to take action and communicate this to the Governor and  ALDOT. 
 
It is important to make contact today. The funding will be awarded within the next 30 days.



Representative Mike Ball       
256-539-5441 Legislative Office     
256-772-8730 Home 
mikeball@knology.net

Howard Sanderford                            
256-533-1989  Office                         
256-881-8390  Home

Mac McCuthcheon                             
256-539-5441  District                       
256-655-3764  Cell 
c.mac.mccutheon@gmail.com

Paul Sanford                                         
334-242-7867 State House 
256-539-5441  Business 
paul.sanford@alsenate.gov

Clay Scofield                                        
334-242-7876  State House               
256-582-0619  Business
clay.scofield@alsenate.gov

Honorable Robert Bentley, Governor
334-242-7100 Office                      
334-353-0004  Fax 
http://governor.alabama.gov/contact.aspx

ALDOT Transportation Director - John Cooper
334-242-6776 Office 334-242-6890 FAX
jcooper@dot.state.al.us


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