ALDOT Seeks Local Input For Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Wednesday announced that it is seeking public input on its fiscal year 2024–2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for highway and transit projects.

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ALDOT says the comment period will end on or around June 27, with the agency hosting an open-house public meeting on June 20 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa Area Office Auditorium — located at 2715 Skyland Boulevard East.

Additionally, ALDOT will host an open-house public meeting on June 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Fayette Area Office Auditorium, which is located at 399 25th Street Northeast.

In explaining the STIP, ALDOT said it aims to identify statewide transportation projects which will utilize federal funding, with each project in the STIP including the amount of funding and scheduling information.

The four-year program, ALDOT said, includes state, county, city, federal lands, and tribal projects, with projects including roadway, bridge and other modes of transportation, such as railroad, freight, public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian.

These projects must be included on the STIP in order to be eligible to receive federal funds.

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