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ALDOT presents FY2026 budget picture as federal funding uncertainty looms
Summary
Ed Austin, chief engineer for the Alabama Department of Transportation, updated the committee on the department—s fiscal 2026 budget, highlighting a mix of state and federal programs, a set of November lettings already locked in, and potential impacts from a federal government shutdown on future federal funds.
Ed Austin, chief engineer for the Alabama Department of Transportation, told the Joint Interim Committees the department is starting fiscal year 2026 without any confirmed federal appropriations because of a federal government shutdown and that the department has taken steps to protect projects in the near term.
Austin said ALDOT has 28 projects scheduled for its November letting, with roughly $115,000,000 in total contract value and about $90,000,000 in anticipated federal funds secured before the shutdown. He cautioned that if the shutdown continues the department will have to make decisions before the end of next week about whether to proceed with the December letting, which requires advertising 28 days in advance.
The budget presentation divided revenues between legacy federal programs and newer categories established by recent federal…
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