Planned Transportation Spending

Alabama

An examination of Alabama’s 2009-2013 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals that new road capacity projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (34 percent). Road maintenance/minor widening projects follow, comprising 31 percent of the STIP. Bridge maintenance/replacement projects account for 12 percent of the STIP, and transit projects 11 percent. Projects classified as “other,” which include freight rail, comprise 4 percent of the planned expenditures. Safety projects also make up 4 percent of the STIP, and bicycle/pedestrian projects 2 percent. Bridge capacity expansion projects account for another 2 percent of the planned spending, and road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) make up less than 1 percent of the STIP.

Proposed Spending, FY 2009-2013

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $3,056.17
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $377.69
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $951.14
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components $2.84
New Road Capacity $1,021.51
Transit $329.09
Bicycle/Pedestrian $67.44
Safety $122.13
Bridge Capacity Expansion $63.86
Other $120.47

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bmr
    12
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • rmmw
    31
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • rbbp
    1
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • nrc
    34
    New Road Capacity
  • tran
    11
    Transit
  • bp
    2
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • sfty
    4
    Safety
  • bce
    2
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • othr
    4
    Other
All percentages rounded