The Huntsville City Council approved $800,000 in funding for the $6.3 million Aldridge Creek railroad bridge replacement project.
The new bridge would replace the one that collapsed in July as a train was crossing. Two rail cars went into the creek, but no one was hurt.
The remaining funds for the project will be paid for by the Huntsville-Madison County Railroad Authority, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and a 2022 Federal Railroad Administration Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) grant…