The City of Mobile has temporarily closed Figures pool on Donald Street after debris in the system caused a plumbing blockage. Crews are working on repairs and an update will follow.
Tag: public works
Coverage of public works from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Clarke County
Grove Hill Revives a Forgotten Truck Ordinance as Council Pursues Street and Water Grants
Grove Hill will again enforce a long-dormant ordinance barring through-truck traffic on city streets, while the council pursues nearly $900,000 in grants for street resurfacing and replacement of aging lead water lines.
Mobile
St. Louis Street Rebuild Passes the Halfway Mark as Downtown Mobile Corridor Takes Shape
The $16 million St. Louis Street reconstruction has reached block eight of 17, rebuilding one of downtown Mobile’s busiest business corridors from the water mains up while keeping traffic moving.
Baldwin County
The $85 Million Baldwin Beach Express Is Ready to Open, Linking I-10 to the Coast
The four-lane, $85 million Baldwin Beach Express was set to open with a ribbon cutting, connecting Interstate 10 to the Foley Beach Express and offering a new hurricane evacuation route.
Bay Minette
Bay Minette Seeks $450,000 Grant to Ease Flooding and Rebuild Infrastructure Along East Hurricane Road
Bay Minette is pursuing a $450,000 Community Development Block Grant to fix chronic flooding and upgrade drainage, sewer, water and roads in the East Hurricane Road area.
Prichard
Prichard Opens Its Battle Against Blight With Demolition on West Main Street
Prichard Mayor Troy Ephriam launched the city’s Battle Against Blight in July 2014, watching crews tear down a fire-damaged house on West Main Street, the second of seven buildings targeted for demolition.
Fairhope
Fairhope Plans to Truck Thousands of Tons of Sand to Eroded Bayfront Beach
Fairhope moved ahead with plans to truck more than 5,000 tons of sand to a badly eroded stretch of bayfront beach near Magnolia Beach Park, hoping to finish before the Fourth of July.
Local News
Connie Hudson’s $7 Million ‘Pay As You Go’ Program Spreads Paving Across Mobile County
Mobile County Commissioner Connie Hudson’s 2012 ‘Pay As You Go’ road program totaled $7 million, with nearly $3 million directed to projects inside the city of Mobile, including a new roundabout.
Local News
Mobile’s Highest-Paid City Employees Named as Deficit Looms
Documents tied to Mobile’s effort to close a projected $18.5 million budget gap listed the city’s 100 highest-paid employees, topped by the public works director.
Baldwin County
Sparks Proposes Tapping Alabama’s Oil and Gas Trust for a Decade of Road Work
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks endorsed drawing $100 million a year for ten years from Alabama’s oil and gas trust fund to rebuild highways, reviving a long-running fight over the state’s savings.