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Rebuild Alabama Project Updates February 2023

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2023 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Links…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates January 2023

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2023 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Links…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates November 2022

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Link…


GRIDSMART GS3 Vehicle Detection System Installed at On-Campus Intersection

This week, Alex Hainen, Associate Professor of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering, implemented a GRIDSMART GS3 vehicle detection system on campus at the intersection of Peter Bryce Blvd. and Randall Way. This is the first installation of this system in the state of Alabama. Senior CCEE students in Roadway and Intersection Design visited the installation.…


Low-Cost Solution for Self-driving Cars to Spot Hacked GPS

A lot of hurdles remain before the emerging technology of self-driving personal and commercial vehicles is common, but transportation researchers at The University of Alabama developed a promising, inexpensive system to overcome one challenge: GPS hacking that can send a self-driving vehicle to the wrong destination.


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates August 2022

Rebuild Alabama Project Updates – August 2022 The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates July 2022

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Link to…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates June 2022

Rebuild Alabama Project Updates – June 2022 The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates May 2022

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Link…


Rebuild Alabama Project Updates April 2022

The Annual Grant Program of the Rebuild Alabama Act (RAA) signed in March 2019 requires ALDOT to allocate at least $10 million annually from the state’s share of gas tax revenue for funding of eligible local road and bridge projects. Link to Rebuild Alabama Act Annual Grant Program Fiscal Year 2022 Program Guidelines: https://www.dot.state.al.us/programs/pdf/RAA/Guidelines.pdf Link…