Owens Cross Roads selected to receive over $300K in grant money for road repair

yellow and black heavy equipment on road during daytime — So far in 2026, ALDOT has awarded money to go towards 37 local projects over the course of two rounds. (Photo by Michael Evans on Unsplash)

Owens Cross Roads has been selected to receive $321K in grant money to repair G. Carpenter Road from Old Highway 431 to US-431.

This money is coming from the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Annual Grant Program, which was created by the Rebuild Alabama Act in 2019.

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Projects selected by ALDOT will begin within a year of selection. ( Wayan Vota licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

This grant program requires ALDOT to set aside a minimum of $10 million of the state’s share of gas tax revenue, which then goes towards local projects. 11 projects were chosen as part of the second round of grant money distribution—and G. Carpenter road was one of them.

Nearly half a mile stretch of G. Carpenter Road will be getting resurfaced and have its drainage improved. In addition to the grant, $71K of local funds are going towards the repairs, for a total project cost of $392K.

ALDOT’s Annual Grant Program has awarded more than $81 million since its creation in 2019.

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