Tag: Morgan Road
Jefferson County Commission Advances Morgan Road Project
Residents of southern Jefferson County could have been forgiven if they doubted that the widening of Morgan Road would ever take place. After all, the project has been the subject of discussions for more than two decades.
But action at today’s Jefferson County Commission meeting brings the long-discussed project one step closer to reality. Commissioners authorized a construction funding agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for nearly $2.4 million to begin widening the road from Interstate 459 to the Shelby County line at South Shades Crest Road.
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JeffCo Commissioners to Vote Thursday on Morgan Road Widening, Discusses Sewer Spill
The Jefferson County Commission sent a funding agreement for Morgan Road improvements to the agenda of its Thursday meeting.
Commission President Jimmie Stephens said those improvements, which include making the road a five-lane thoroughfare from Interstate 459 to the Jefferson-Shelby counties line at Shades Crest Road, have been 22 years in the making. Read more.
