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Commission discusses transfer of right-of-way to ALDOT for CR 24 widening
Summary
County staff said the state Department of Transportation is widening County Road CR 24 (Hossil Brown Street Road), replacing bridges and has requested official transfer of county right-of-way; the work session records the proposal but no formal vote is shown.
The commission heard a proposal at its April 7 work session to transfer a stretch of county right-of-way on County Road CR 24 — referred to in the transcript as Hossil Brown Street Road — to the Alabama Department of Transportation to allow a highway widening and bridge replacement project.
"This is the section of road that the DOT is currently upgrading and making a a 5 lane, 4 lane, and 5 lane road segment. They're replacing the bridges," an engineer identified in the transcript said while explaining that ALDOT had purchased additional right-of-way and requested an official transfer of the county-owned right-of-way.
The transcript presents this as agenda Item No. 1: "Number 1, would be to approve to transfer a right away, quick claim deed to ALDOT for the, portion of right away of County Road CR 24," but the work session record does not include a recorded final vote, mover, or second.
Why it matters: transferring right-of-way to ALDOT is a formal legal step that enables state-managed construction and can affect local access and property boundaries. County staff explained the transfer is tied to a widening and bridge replacement project; the transcript does not provide a timeline or a recorded action in this session.
What was not specified: exact legal description of the parcel to transfer, the effective date of the transfer, any compensation or easement conditions, and whether any adjacent property owners were provided formal notice. Those details likely appear in the formal agenda packet or a subsequent recorded meeting.
