County Commission | The Magazine December 2018 | Page 20

FROM THE COVER
8,663
COUNTY BRIDGES
in Alabama
MILES
County Roads
BRIDGES ON BORROWED TIME
45%
County
Bridges Aged
50 Years
or Older
Alabama Counties Lack
Funding to Maintain
Roads & Bridges
County Commissioners Support
Legislative Action for Additional Funding
ESSENTIALS OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FAVORABLE BUSINESS
CLIMATE
QUALIFIED
WORKFORCE
TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
#1
060491 0
Alabama Topped the
2018 Best Business Climate
Rankings from BusinessFacilities.com
in Alabama
That is more than
two laps around
the equator.
ROAD
FATALITIES
ON THE RISE
IN ALABAMA
1,100
60%
lives lost annually
of road fatalities
occur in rural areas
Equivalent to a
regional commercial
jet crashing and killing
everyone on board –
every 3½ weeks.
SOURCES: American Society of Civil Engineers; Association of County Commissions of Alabama; and Alabama Transportation Institute, University of Alabama
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