The City of Gadsden is constantly working to improve the infrastructure of our city for the health, safety and benefit of citizens and visitors.

The City currently has 29 general construction projects in various stages of completion.

Below is a list of items, along with their status as of Feb. 4, 2022:

In Construction

• East Gadsden Community Center
  1. 99% complete
• Gadsden Sports Park, Phase 1
  1. Located adjacent to Gadsden State
  2. 93% complete
• Fire Station #7
  1. 34% complete
  2. Located at Banks Park
• Locust Street railroad patching project
  1. 10% complete
• Gadsden Sports Park, Phase 2
  1. 5% complete
• Community Development Block Grant Street Resurfacing project
  1. 5% complete
  2. Includes additional funding from the American Rescue Plan Act
• Gadsden Sports Park roadway patching project
  1. Construction scheduled to begin Feb. 7

In Design / survey

• City Street Resurfacing Project
• George Wallace Drive/East Chestnut Street intersection improvement
  1. Design complete
• Meighan Blvd./Hood Ave. intersection improvement
  1. Funded by Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program
• South 11^th Street reconstruction project
  1. From Black Creek Parkway to the bridge
  2. Design complete, pending bid letting by ALDOT
• South 11^th Street partial realignment
  1. From the bridge to Randall St.
• Hickory Street bridge replacement
• Gadsden Sports Park, Phase 3
• Oscar Adams Elementary traffic flow improvement
• Riverwalk at Coosa Landing bank stabilization
• Broad Street Bridge renovation
• IDA office space in the undeveloped area of The Venue at Coosa Landing
• Noccalula Falls Park train track improvements
  1. Bid letting scheduled for Feb. 15
• Noccalula Falls Park Train track electrical upgrades
  1. Bid letting held Feb. 8
• Noccalula Falls Park Recreational Trails Program grant
  1. $255,000 grant from ADECA
  2. Will increase access to gorge below Noccalula Falls and improve trails
• ALDOT grant for downtown sidewalk improvements
• Construction and Demolition Landfill boundary expansion
• Low head dam removal project
• Senior Wellness Center
  1. $4.5 million project funded by American Rescue Plan Act to replace aging Elliott Community Center
• Tuscaloosa Ave. pedestrian lighting project
  1. Bid letting scheduled for Feb. 22
• Broad Street operational analysis
• Wall Street lighting repairs
• 6^th Street pool pump and filtration system repair