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The company will play a pivotal role in Mercedes-Benz s plans to build electric cars in the future. (Shutterstock)
TUSCALOOSA, AL Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey this announced that her office has awarded a $258,000 Community Development Block Grant to provide infrastructure needed by Schnellecke Logistics Alabama, as it begins work on a new building near the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International automobile plant in Vance.
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UpdatedThu, Feb 4, 2021 at 1:01 pm CT
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District 2 Commissioner Jerry Tingle looks on during Wednesday s meeting of the Tuscaloosa County Commission. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
TUSCALOOSA, AL As Mercedes-Benz U.S. International moves forward on a massive expansion of its facilities in Vance, the Tuscaloosa County Commission is doing its due diligence in understanding the nuances of how the expansion will impact the area s infrastructure.
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Tuscaloosa County road project will support growth at MBUSI operations
Tuscaloosa road expansion By Kelvin Reynolds | December 24, 2020 at 7:56 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 7:56 PM
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - The Tuscaloosa County Commission made a decision that could help spur the county’s economy and also support transportation on a road that is about to experience a lot more traffic.
Commissioners voted to pay $64,000 for engineering work on Will Walker Road. This will support a sequencing facility Mercedes Benz will use in the construction of electric cars that will be built at the plant.
The project will reconfigure about a thousand feet of road near M-Class boulevard. Soon a lot more traffic will be going back and forth from there.
UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 1:38 pm CT
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Tuscaloosa County Planning Director Farrington Snipes addresses the County Commission during its regular meeting Wednesday (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
TUSCALOOSA, AL. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) will get some additional help on the infrastructure front as part of its latest expansion, with the Tuscaloosa County Commission working to shore up funding for road improvements on Will Walker Road near M-Class Boulevard.
Tuscaloosa County Planning Director Farrington Snipes presented three separate resolutions pertaining to the project to the Commission during its regular meeting Tuesday. These dealt with submitting a formal funding request to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), setting aside county funds to expedite the construction process and securing an engineering firm for design services.