In West Alabama, ‘skepticism’ turns into ‘optimism’ for a new U.S. 43
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 13, 2021
Heavy truck traffic along U.S. 43. The highway from Thomasville to Tuscaloosa is scheduled to be widened to four lanes. The project has been discussed for decades, and was recently mentioned in Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey s State of the State address. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s announcement last month that U.S. 43 would be widened from Thomasville to Tuscaloosa brought back long-ago memories for Cindy Neilson.
Neilson was a Marengo County probate judge when she, along with former Linden Mayor Roy “Pat” Vice, often visited with former Alabama Gov. Fob James to discuss the importance of a U.S. 43 corridor through West Alabama.