Widening I-65 from Tennessee to Mobile is a priority for Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth. Widening U.S. 43 remains a focus for Gov. Kay Ivey. The two colossal road projects that could be headed to a clash of regional disputes and changing political winds.
A semi-tractor trailer filled with lumber drives along U.S. 43 in downtown Eutaw, Ala. The timber industry leads all far and forestry sectors in Alabama in terms of economic development. But the heavy trucks rumbling along U.S. 43 creates a safety hazard for truck drivers and motorists. Proponents for a U.S. 43 corridor would like to see the expanded highway built so the truck traffic can be diverted from downtown areas like Eutaw. .
“We need a direct highway and connection out of Mobile to tie into Tuscaloosa and west Alabama,” said state Rep. Curtis Travis, D-Tuscaloosa. “It’s very important.” “It’s not where the people are,” said state Senator Chris Elliott, R-Daphne, who repeatedly pushes for state lawmakers to provide enough funding where the state’s growth and tourism is going – which is mainly within Baldwin County.
“It’s about laying a bold vision for Alabama and a bold, conservative vision for Alabama, and he is ready to lead, clearly,” said Elliott, who is supportive of Ainsworth likely run for governor in three years. The U.S. 43 lane widening project is slated to include Thomasville and traverse north into Marengo and Greene counties before finishing in Tuscaloosa, a distance of about 100 miles.
U.S. 43, as proposed, will include new corridors through communities in Alabama’s Black Belt region that has been besieged with declining populations.
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