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Winfield council discusses road project timelines and grant applications; recommends matching funds
Summary
Council members reviewed timing for an AT2 turn-lane and signal project (tentative letting Sept. 26), said bids for Speedway Road and Shelton Drive will be advertised in April, and noted CDBG and Rebuild Alabama grant activity; the chair urged considering a roughly $500,000 local match to expand resurfacing work.
The Winfield City Council on March 3 heard updates on multiple road projects and grant applications, including a tentative Sept. 26 letting date for an AT2 turn-lane and signal project and plans to advertise bids in April for Speedway Road and Shelton Drive, the council chair said.
The chair told members the city is "waiting on [the Alabama Department of Transportation] to approve materials" for the AT2 project and expressed concern about the late letting date, saying "that bothered me a little bit being that far out" because construction could extend into the wet season. The chair said design work is underway for Speedway Road and Shelton Drive and that advertising for those projects should occur in April.
The chair also reported that the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) environmental clearance is in progress for a housing authority paving project behind First State Bank and that the city has applied for a Rebuild Alabama resurfacer grant, with first-round announcements likely in April. The chair recommended the council consider providing a local match "in the neighborhood of half a million dollars" to add additional streets to the resurfacing project.
The transcript records these project updates and a request that council members identify additional streets to include in the grant match; it does not record a formal vote on matching funds or the final selection of added streets. Next steps identified by the chair include advertising the two road projects in April and awaiting grant award announcements in April, and pursuing local matching funds if the council approves.
