Crews were set to close the intersection of Three Notch Road at Dawes Lane for about two months to finish Mobile County’s second roundabout, part of a busy slate of area road work.
Tag: Interstate 65
Baldwin County
Baldwin Beach Express Interchange Opens, and Officials Bet It Will Boost Beach Tourism
With the final interchange complete, Gov. Robert Bentley helped open the Baldwin Beach Express to Interstate 10 in August 2014, giving beach traffic a new route and easing pressure on Alabama 59.
Mobile
Mobile Police Tie Two Teens to Robbery Ring Targeting Waffle House Locations
Mobile police said two teenagers arrested after a chase and crash were part of a larger armed robbery ring that had targeted at least six Waffle House restaurants across the city since March.
Creola
Creola and Saraland Explore a Merger, With Schools at the Center
Municipal leaders in Creola and Saraland quietly explored merging the smaller city into the larger, with access to Saraland’s school system and I-65 commercial property driving the discussion.
Mobile
Years On, Mobile Still Argues Over Whether the I-165 Expressway Was Worth It
With a new Mobile River bridge under discussion, longtime observers looked back at the bruising 1980s battle over an elevated downtown expressway and asked whether time had settled the question.
Local News
Gateway to the Gardens: Stimulus Money Could Reshape the Springhill Avenue Corridor
Federal stimulus dollars are set to resurface Springhill Avenue from I-65 to Municipal Park. A councilwoman wants to add median landscaping and turn the stretch into a proper entrance to Mobile’s cultural core.
Local News
Pipes Too Small, a $650,000 Overrun, and a Name City Hall Recognized
An engineering firm designed a Dauphin Street drainage project for 66-inch pipes when 72-inch pipes were needed. The error cost Mobile $650,000, and the firm’s principal had given to the mayor’s campaign.
Mobile
The Brick Pit Is the Best Barbecue on Old Shell Road. That Is Not the Same as Good.
Our critic found the pulled pork dry and the ribs tough at Mobile’s best-known barbecue joint, and made an argument that the real standard lies somewhere up Interstate 65.
Calvert
One City Along I-65? North Mobile County Weighed a Merger It Knew Would Never Happen
With a steel plant rising at Calvert and a new school system drawing families to Saraland, developers and officials debated dissolving Chickasaw, Satsuma and Creola into a single north Mobile County city.
Baldwin County
Highway Officials Cool to ‘Northern Route’ as Answer to Wallace Tunnel Gridlock
State and federal highway officials told supporters of a Cochrane-Africatown bridge route that it likely could not meet the purpose of relieving Interstate 10 congestion at the Wallace Tunnel.