Construction projects are in the works across Alabama. More than at any time in the past.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are going to drinking water and sewer projects, thanks to allocations by the Alabama Legislature from American Rescue Plan Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management oversees those projects.
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