The American Road & Transportation Builders Association named the Port of Mobile one of ‘250 transportation projects that helped build America,’ putting the nearly century-old Alabama port on a list with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Transcontinental Railroad.
Tag: Bankhead Tunnel
Coverage of Bankhead Tunnel from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Rising Costs Split the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Into Two Phases
ALDOT will build the six-lane Mobile River Bridge first and re-stripe the existing Bayway in the meantime. Construction starts by the end of 2026, with toll rates set and the tunnels remaining free.
Mobile
History Museum of Mobile Unveils Rare MacKenzie Collection From India
The History Museum of Mobile debuts its largest self-produced exhibit yet, showcasing rare photographs and paintings by Mobile-born artist Roderick MacKenzie.
Local News
Royal Street Goes Both Ways Again as Downtown Mobile Undoes Decades of One-Way Traffic
Mobile moved in late 2006 to restore two-way traffic on Royal Street and blocks of Dauphin and St. Francis, an $800,000 project tied to the Battle House Hotel and the RSA Tower.
Mobile
Is Mobile’s Golden Age Right Now? A Realtor Makes the Case for the Present Tense
Oyster stands on Government Street, the Lyric Theatre, wartime shipyards running around the clock — all had a claim. But in the third entry of a series on Mobile’s golden age, one Mobilian argues the best chapter is the one being written now.