Highway 24 stretch gets new lighting

PHOTO BY MARÍA CAMP Congressman Robert Aderholt and Red Bay Mayor Mike Shewbart were on hand for the Nov. 2 ceremony to turn on the new lights on Highway 24. RED BAY — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt flipped a switch Nov. 2 to turn on new roadway lighting along Alabama Highway 24, completing a federally funded project the Alabama Department of Transportation said cost $709,161 and included 32 lights. Aderholt was instrumental in obtaining the funding for the project. Big River Electric installed the lights between McCarthy Drive and Ninth Street. The ceremony included local, state and federal officials, residents, a Red Bay High School student, and representatives of local industries. Mayor Mike Shewbart said the project required no matching money from the city, but the city will maintain the lighting. Shewbart said city officials first sought help in Montgomery before turning to Washington. He said the effort involved numerous telephone calls, visits and trips to both cities.

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