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Projects in Alabama

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not. For a more local view, you can drill down to projects in a particular city. Just choose a city from the following list.

The total of cost of all the projects submitted by Alabama is $3,675,416,049

View a specific city in Alabama: Anniston • Auburn • Bessemer • Birmingham • Decatur • Florence • Gadsden • Huntsville • Mobile • Prichard • Tuscaloosa

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Energy conservation & retrofits schools, public buildings Anniston AL 256 $28,450,000 CDBG -69
Cooperative Economic Development/Job Creation job creation activities Anniston AL 180 $20,000,000 CDBG -89
Abengoa Solar designed 100MW solar parabolic trough electric generation plant Anniston AL 3200 $600,000,000 Energy -12
Cooperative Energy Projects Anniston AL 1080 $120,000,000 Energy -33
Solar energy production - public buildings/schools Anniston AL 108 $12,000,000 Energy 21
Road Resurfacing and Reconstruction - Selected Roads. Auburn AL 35 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -14
N. Donahue Bridge Replacement Auburn AL 15 $1,725,000 Streets/Roads 29
Cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) stormwater drainage rehabilitation projects Auburn AL 10 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads -2
Donahue/Magnolia Intersection & Resurfacing Auburn AL 20 $950,000 Streets/Roads 12
Outer Loop Corridor Study Auburn AL 6 $800,000 Streets/Roads -72
S. College/Longleaf Dr Intersection Auburn AL 18 $745,000 Streets/Roads 8
Wire Road Bridge Replacement Auburn AL 18 $565,000 Streets/Roads 12
Opelika Rd @ Guthrie's Drainage Improvements Auburn AL 10 $128,000 Streets/Roads -5
Byrd Street Sidewalk Auburn AL 6 $127,100 Streets/Roads -46
Sanders St. Sidewalk Auburn AL 10 $127,000 Streets/Roads -28
Ross/Magnolia Intersection Auburn AL 15 $95,000 Streets/Roads -7
Alberta/Judd Drainage Improvements Auburn AL 9 $70,010 Streets/Roads -6
Cured-In-Place-Pipe FY09 Auburn AL 9 $50,000 Streets/Roads -7
St. James Street Sidewalk Auburn AL 3 $32,315 Streets/Roads -36
Choctafaula Interceptor (Phase II) Auburn AL 27 $3,500,000 Water -15
Utility Asset Mapping & Maintenance Project Auburn AL 30 $1,500,000 Water -8
Timberwood Interceptor Reinforcement Auburn AL 22 $1,000,000 Water -11
Miscellaneous Sewer Rehabilitation Project Auburn AL 15 $700,000 Water 6
Airport Terminal Sewer Extension Auburn AL 20 $400,000 Water -7
Park Improvements Auburn AL 15 $425,000 CDBG -35
Community Center Improvements Auburn AL 7 $355,000 CDBG -24
Sidewalk Projects Auburn AL 16 $300,000 CDBG -32
Street Resurfacing Auburn AL 14 $250,000 CDBG -3
Drainage Improvements Auburn AL 6 $85,000 CDBG -6
Moton Public Housing Demolition Auburn AL 30 $400,000 Housing -21
Pave and repair 240 miles of city streets. Roads of various widths. Project is fully planned and ready for bid. Bessemer AL 120 $70,000,000 Streets/Roads -30
Bridge Repairs and or replacement of six major bridges throughout the City. Bessemer AL 50 $6,000,000 Streets/Roads -2
Aviation Road widening and resurfacing to create safe, efficient access to municipal airport. Bessemer AL 14 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads -27
City wide traffic signal upgrade. Bessemer AL 35 $4,100,000 Streets/Roads -36
Construction of Public Improvements facility. Bessemer AL 30 $2,200,000 Streets/Roads -30
GIS mapping system. Bessemer AL 10 $400,000 Streets/Roads -17
Installation of bridge guardrails. Bessemer AL 12 $400,000 Streets/Roads 1
Install, Upgrade, Repair water lines, both large and small service lines. Install and upgrade metering equipment. Repair, upgrade and install valve equipment. Morgan Rd. Lipscomb. Bessemer AL 140 $35,500,000 Water -5
Replace Old Water Supply Lines – 6596’ less than 1” pipe. Community Supply 37,430” less than 1.5”. Bessemer, Hueytown, Lipscomb – 727,636’ less than 1.5” to 2” pipe. Bessemer AL 95 $25,553,000 Water -6
Various major Storm Water projects throughout the City (11 total) Bessemer AL 44 $15,000,000 Water -1
Widen and resurface seven miles of Morgan Road. Improve drainage. Bessemer AL 120 $7,500,000 Water 23
Resurface and widen Aviation Road. Main access to airport in state of disrepair. Bessemer AL 90 $5,800,000 Water -18
Automatic Meter Reading System. GPS equipment, GIS. Replace existing manual metering system. Bessemer AL 15 $4,929,000 Water -33
Clean, seal, refurbish, and paint existing water tanks. Weld safety equipment. Bessemer AL 61 $4,477,000 Water -9
Pump Stations and Pump related upgrades and repairs throughout the City water system. SCADA system & monitors. Replace 15th St. Station. Bessemer AL 55 $2,250,000 Water 0
Well drilling for supplemental production and supply during plant face down. Bessemer AL 9 $2,200,000 Water -16
Install new storage tank for Alabaster service area. Bessemer AL 15 $2,100,000 Water -11
Vehicle upgrades and pumping equipment for the water system. Bessemer AL 13 $1,100,000 Water -17
Treatment equipment. Laboratoy equipment. Chemicals. Filtering. Safety testing. UV protection. EPA. Bessemer AL 32 $1,025,000 Water -5
Water system related warehouse upgrades. Systems control upgrade. Bessemer AL 9 $1,000,000 Water -7
Security & Safety Equipment related to the water system. Bessemer AL 27 $780,000 Water -6
Hydrants: Upgrade, Repair, Install new water hydrants City wide. Bessemer AL 25 $570,000 Water -5
Waterline metering for Ross Bridge and Alabaster. Bessemer AL 6 $125,000 Water -10
Runway resurfacing. And taxi way improvements. Bessemer AL 25 $3,600,000 Airport -6
Airport Terminal Expansion & upgrade. Bessemer AL 20 $3,000,000 Airport -17
Add 1500 feet of runway to the existing main runway. Bessemer AL 12 $3,000,000 Airport -26
Electric Transformers, lighting equipment replacement and repair. Bessemer AL 12 $3,000,000 Airport 0
Hangar construction for general aviation. Bessemer AL 20 $2,000,000 Airport -23
New City Hall and Municipal Center with three level parking deck. Bessemer AL 34 $21,000,000 CDBG -81
Parking Deck. Four story Municipal Parking Deck, serving Historic Downtown Bessemer, Jefferson County Courthouse. Bessemer AL 60 $16,000,000 CDBG -51
Community Center-Central full-service center for all ages. Basketball courts, meeting rooms, tennis, teaching center, Police and Fire substations Bessemer AL 60 $16,000,000 CDBG -63
City Wide ADA Sidewalk Curb and Gutter improvements. Bessemer AL 100 $15,000,000 CDBG -28
Modify four existing fire stations. Construct one new fire station. Relocate/Construct two fire stations. Bessemer AL 170 $14,400,000 CDBG 8
Brownfields Improvements. Redevelopment of Pullman Standard Plant. Cleanup, Landscaping, CODE improvements, Infrastructure Improvements. Fencing. Street resurfacing. Traffic Lights. Lighting. Bessemer AL 200 $12,000,000 CDBG -24
Backup generators for main electrical system, GPS, Computers, Vehicle upgrades and miscellaneous equipment for electric utility. Bessemer AL 185 $8,500,000 CDBG -25
Completely renovate Frank House Golf Course (Municipal). Replace greens. Landscape. Public facilities. Bessemer AL 15 $7,000,000 CDBG -352
Festival Fields and Park Development to construct a regional, recreation and art facility to host art festivals and public gatherings. Three city blocks. Bessemer AL 90 $6,000,000 CDBG -70
Auto-Meter reading system for City wide electrical system use. Bessemer AL 70 $5,800,000 CDBG -21
Dolonah Quarry-Develop Municipal Park. Walking Trails. Bicycle Trails. Picnic Areas. Swimming Pool. Boat Dock. Parking. Park Ranger Station. Lighting, Amphitheater , Basic Infrastructure. Bessemer AL 35 $5,000,000 CDBG -53
Fleet Maintenance Facility construction. Complete service facility. Bessemer AL 35 $5,000,000 CDBG -13
Construction of City Jail to replace 41 year old facility. Bessemer AL 52 $4,500,000 CDBG -30
Surveillance cameras for Public Housing and City wide in areas of greatest need. Bessemer AL 10 $4,000,000 CDBG -25
Demolition of blighted, unsafe structures. Remove 500 blighted houses. Bessemer AL 60 $4,000,000 CDBG 0
City wide ditch enclosure and sidewalk construction to improve pedestrian safety. Bessemer AL 24 $3,750,000 CDBG -11
Brownfield Railroad bed and Bridge demolition and removal. Near Hwy. 150. Bessemer AL 20 $3,700,000 CDBG -27
Install Street lights, underground wiring. Remove old overhead wiring. City Wide. Bessemer AL 25 $3,000,000 CDBG -11
Affordable Mixed Income Housing Community. Low interest construction loans to developers to build 100 housing units. Bessemer AL 70 $3,000,000 CDBG -28
Lincoln Theater-Complete historic restoration of African American theater built in 1911. Working motion picture theater. Performing Arts Venu. Bessemer AL 20 $3,000,000 CDBG -88
National Historic District Restoration for mixed use business and residential. Bessemer AL 25 $3,000,000 CDBG -19
Arlington School-Conversion of Historic High School to Housing for the Elderly. Restoration of 500 Seat Theater. 29 apartments. Complete external and internal Historic Restoration. Bessemer AL 30 $2,500,000 CDBG -15
Residential Energy Efficiency Project. Energy audits. Energy improvements. Bessemer AL 12 $2,500,000 CDBG 1
4KV Electric System replacement. Bessemer AL 15 $2,000,000 CDBG -6
Raimond Heights Landfill Opening project. Purchase compactor, 30-ton off-road truck, Track Excavator, and Office Trailer. Bessemer AL 20 $1,490,000 CDBG -11
Neighborhood Mini-Parks Construct eight small neighborhood parks, placed throughout the City. Four Parks will be designed for young children and four parks will be designed for older children. Basketball Courts, Swings, Carousels, etc. Bessemer AL 35 $1,200,000 CDBG -49
Senior Community & Recreation Center. Neighborhood centers designed for elderly and disabled. (Two centers). Bessemer AL 60 $1,200,000 CDBG -5
Demolition Equipment. Purchase equipment for demolition of condemned structures. Bessemer AL 10 $1,123,000 CDBG -15
Construction of Animal Control Facility. Bessemer AL 12 $1,000,000 CDBG -8
Weed and Seed program for at risk youth. Bessemer AL 4 $750,000 CDBG -49
Construction of Police Training Facility. Bessemer AL 20 $650,000 CDBG 5
Concord Landfill Closure project. Bessemer AL 12 $650,000 CDBG -13
Public Park Improvements. Hard Park Walking Track – lighting, park furniture, equipment. Parking lot. Bessemer AL 20 $600,000 CDBG -27
Police Training Center Equipment and Staffing. Bessemer AL 2 $400,000 CDBG 2
Renovation of Cedar Hill Cemetery. (Municipal). Resurface streets, Construct Shop Building, Purchase Rubber-tire backhoe. Bessemer AL 26 $400,000 CDBG -20
Computer equipment and software for Community Development and Finance Departments necessary to maintain records, manage CDBG funds and report properly. Bessemer AL 4 $31,500 CDBG -11
Development of methane production at City landfill. Bessemer AL 10 $1,700,000 Energy 42
Conversion of 400 City Vehicles to Natural Gas. Bessemer AL 12 $1,200,000 Energy -8
Bio-diesel manufacturing facility. Bessemer AL 6 $500,000 Energy 7
Purchase two ladder trucks and two rescue vehicles. Bessemer AL 18 $3,000,000 Public Safety 8
30 Patrol Vehicles fully equipped. Bessemer AL 12 $1,280,000 Public Safety -41
Fill vacant Police Officer Positions. Bessemer AL 12 $500,000 Public Safety 24
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