Bentley Says Money, Not Politics, Is the Real Hurdle for I-10 Bridge
Governor Robert Bentley told a Mobile business audience that funding, not regulatory approval, remains the biggest obstacle facing the long-sought I-10 bridge.
Mobile Bridge Backers Push ALDOT for Faster Timeline on I-10 Span
Mobile-area bridge supporters are pushing ALDOT and federal officials to speed up planning for the $850 million I-10 bridge project.
Byrne Opposes Gas Tax Hike as Mobile Bay Bridge Funding Looms
Rep. Bradley Byrne opposed a federal gas tax hike even as funding questions loom over the proposed new I-10 bridge crossing Mobile Bay near Mobile.
Mobile Residents Pitch Names for Proposed I-10 Bridge Over Mobile River
As the $850 million I-10 Mobile River Bridge moves toward public review, residents are already floating ideas for its official name.
Mobile County Commission Backs a New I-10 Bridge Over the Mobile River
The Mobile County Commission issued a joint statement backing a proposed I-10 bridge over the Mobile River, calling the $700 million-to-$1 billion crossing vital to public safety and the region's…
Three Finalist Routes for I-10 Mobile River Bridge Stir Waterfront Worry
State highway planners narrowed 14 possible crossings of the Mobile River to just three, none of them the northern route favored by preservationists, reviving a fight that echoed the 1980s…
Mobile Endorsed Preferred I-10 Bridge Route in 2009
Mobile leaders endorsed a preferred route for a proposed high-rise I-10 bridge over Mobile Bay in 2009, seeking relief for tunnel and Bayway congestion.
Before the Candidates Arrive: Mobile’s Civic Class Names the Issues for the 2009 City Elections
With Mobile's municipal elections set for August 2009 and only one challenger announced, business leaders, lawyers and officials laid out the issues they expected to define the campaign.
Boom, Boom, Boom: Mobile Counted Its Winnings in the Summer of 2008
Steel at Calvert, tankers at Brookley, a new container terminal and a downtown tower: in mid-2008, Mobile leaders argued the long-promised boom had finally arrived, while cautioning it was not…
A Warning Beneath the Cheering: Scientists Questioned the Cost of Mobile’s Growth
As Mobile celebrated steel plants and tanker contracts in 2008, retired Dauphin Island Sea Lab director George Crozier warned that unmanaged growth could undo 40 years of hard-won water quality…