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Road department presents 2027 Rebuild Alabama County Transportation Plan, asks commission to approve projects on consent agenda
Summary
Road Department official Heath Sexton presented the county's 2027 Rebuild Alabama plan and three priority projects (including full‑depth reclamation and resurfacing/widening), provided maps and recommended placing the plan on the next meeting's consent agenda; commissioners asked for a list of roads submitted by each commissioner and approved a small numeric correction to one line item.
Heath Sexton of the Chilton County Road Department reviewed the Rebuild Alabama County Transportation Plan required annually under the 2019 act and walked commissioners through three priority projects and an accompanying map. Sexton described site conditions — base failures and narrow, high‑traffic corridors — and explained which items can be funded with Rebuild Alabama and federal exchange funds.
Sexton said the first two projects need full‑depth reclamation because of base failures and the third involves widening and resurfacing. He provided a list of other candidate projects and noted his department will perform force‑account work when feasible. Commissioners discussed a numeric adjustment on one segment (0.3 miles adjusted to $22,500) and directed staff to include the plan and map on the consent agenda for next meeting approval.
Why it matters: the plan identifies capital projects eligible for state funding and ties road repairs to traffic counts and safety priorities. Commissioners requested a commissioner‑by‑commissioner list of roads submitted for consideration so the public can see how priorities were set.
What happens next: Sexton will provide the commission with the submitted list of roads and the first two pages (project list and map) will be placed on the consent agenda for the regular meeting.
