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Council reviews $601,415 ALDOT agreement to upgrade 17 traffic signals; city to cover 20% match
Summary
City council discussed a resolution to authorize an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation to upgrade traffic signals at 17 intersections using federal MPO funds with an 80/20 match; the city's 20% share was described as approximately $125,000 from CIP funds.
Mobile City Council members reviewed a resolution to authorize an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation to upgrade traffic signals on state and local routes, a city official said.
The measure, read into the record as Resolution 01670, would use federally funded programs and identified 17 intersections for upgrades; the city’s required match under the Metropolitan Planning Organization arrangement is 20 percent, which staff described as approximately $125,000 from the capital improvement program.
“This is 1 of 3 federally funded projects. This will be the last, funding agreement that's gone through council. This is a citywide initiative,” city staff member Adam said while outlining the project. He identified several locations targeted in the agreement, including Airport Boulevard at Glenwood, Pine Hill, Durham and Florida Street; Azalea Road at Japonica and Burma; and downtown intersections at Church Street and South Claiborne and Congress Street and North Lafayette.
Adam said the work draws from multiple federal programs, including a highway safety improvement program and a congestion management program, and covers most council districts. “But, this is a federally funded MPO 80 20 match. So this is taking 20% of our CIP funds, which is approximately a hundred thousand dollar hundred and $25,000,” he said.
A council member requested that staff publish the full list of affected intersections for the public; another council member agreed that publishing the list would be useful.
The transcript shows the resolution was identified on the agenda and discussed by staff, but a final recorded vote or formal approval on the floor is not included in the provided transcript.
Why it matters: Upgrading detection and signal equipment can affect traffic flow and safety on corridors that serve Midtown and downtown neighborhoods as well as City of Mobile arterial streets. The project also requires local CIP funds to meet the federal match requirement.
Next steps: Staff offered to provide the detailed intersection list to council and the public; the transcript does not record a vote or an implementation schedule beyond staff’s description.
