Could one road project change the future of Alabama’s black belt?
Updated on Mar 15, 2021;
Published on Mar 14, 2021
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said during her 2021 State of the State address that the state will turn the shovel on a four-lane U.S. 43 through Alabama s Black Belt region including Linden. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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The nearest grocery store to Janice Dunning is in Thomasville, about a 10-mile drive along a narrow and winding and sometimes dangerous two-lane U.S. 43 from her Dixon Mills home.
The nearest drive to her beloved Arby’s for a roast beef sandwich is about an hour.
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.