Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Bud Cramer (Ala.-05) announced today that the House approved on Tuesday the Fiscal Year 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill.

Representative Cramer, a member of the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that he secured $3.8 million for North Alabama projects in this bill. 

Among the transportation projects approved by the House include:

• $1 million for the Multimodal Downtown Parking/Dallas Branch Greenway Development project.
• $750,000 for Winchester Road improvements in Madison County.
• $550,000 for improvements to the Scottsboro Municipal Airport.
• $500,000 for construction of the Church Street Overpass in Huntsville.
• $500,000 for improvements to Wall Triana Highway in Madison County.

“With the passage of the FY 2008 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill, we are one step closer to better preparing our transportation infrastructure to meet the future needs of our community,” said Cramer.  “This funding will help alleviate congestion, improve safety, and shorten daily commute times.”

Among the community improvement projects approved by the House include:

• $200,000 for the National Children’s Advocacy Center’s Digital Research Library.
• $200,000 for renovations at the Huntsville Museum of Art.
• $100,000 for renovations to Ivy Green in Tuscumbia.

“People from across the country visit sites in North Alabama to learn about our unique area and our contributions to development of this country,” said Cramer. “This funding will help our community improve these facilities for the future.”

This bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.