Lynn Town Clerk Marcia Manasco shows a large pothole on 3rd Street that will be resurfaced, thanks to the Rebuild Alabama grant the town has received.
LYNN - Long-standing potholes and deteriorating roads in the town of Lynn are finally being resurfaced, thanks to a $350,000 Rebuild Alabama grant announced recently.
The town applied for the grant on February 23, to resurface the six roads town officials noted were in the worst condition. Some of these roads are actually going back to dirt and making it difficult for motorists to travel, town officials stressed.
The town applied for $350,000 in Rebuild Alabama funding through the Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments and was notified May 7 that the funding had been approved, according to a letter to the town from the Alabama Department of Transportation.
The letter from ALDOT congratulated the Town of Lynn for being selected for the funding, in what they termed a competitive selection process from the state’s $15 million annual grant program.
“The application the town of Lynn submitted for the resurfacing of six streets within the town limits (2.66 miles) was evaluated and carefully considered for selection,” according to John R. Cooper, transportation director for ALDOT.
“I am pleased to inform you that your project has been awarded up to $350,000 in Rebuild Alabama funds with a local commitment of $100,000,” Cooper added.
The Rebuild Alabama grant of $350,000, combined with the required town matching amount of $124,437.24, brought the entire project total to $474,437.24, according to Town Clerk Marcia Manasco.
The six streets to be resurfaced include Dodd Street, 3rd Street, Rose Road from County Road 351 to the end of the street, Long Street, Rose Street and Vanderford Road, Manasco said.
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