Nearly all of Alabama’s counties this week published their road construction plans for 2020, and plans vary widely from county to county, with some areas resurfacing many miles of highway while others spend all of their 2020 infusion on a much-needed bridge.

The new gas tax, which started with a six-cent increase on Sept. 1, partially splits up the money according to county population. As required by law under the Rebuild Alabama Act, every county except Madison, the home of Huntsville, reported how much they expect to receive and how they plan to spend it.

What can Alabama expect from its new gas tax increase in 2020? | graphic by Ramsey Archibald

Counties also reported their complete road construction plans to the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. Alabama can expect $98 million worth of road projects in 66 counties. About $41 million of that is covered by the new gas tax.

For that, Alabama can expect improvements to 527 miles of roadway and the replacement of four bridges around the state.

Find out here how your county is planning to spend its gas tax money.

Counties made widely different choices on how to spend the money. Some focused on bridges or expensive projects, while others stretched the money to make minor repairs to a lot of miles.

We looked at how far the money went to help illustrate those choices. The following map ranks counties by road repair costs per mile.

Alabama counties took different approaches to spending their new gas tax money. | graphic by Ramsey Archibald

In an email to AL.com, representatives for Madison County said they plan to use their $2 million from the gas tax and borrow $2 million more. County officials said they will spend $4 million on paving and re-striping, reflectors and guardrails around the rapidly developing county.

The Madison County numbers brings the state total to over $100 million in road projects in 2020.

Geneva and Houston, in the southeast corner of the state, are each also planning to borrow more than $3 million to augment the gas tax funds in 2020. Nearby Pike County is expecting to get two bank loans totaling around $4.6 million to help with road construction.

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