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Coverage of RESTORE Act from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
A $24 million, RESTORE Act-funded project to turn dredged material into 1,200 acres of marsh habitat in Upper Mobile Bay is moving toward construction, Port officials say.
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council is accepting RESTORE Act project proposals for coastal recovery through Oct. 1, having already funded 46 projects worth $435 million.
The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council is accepting project suggestions for RESTORE Act Direct Component and Spill Impact Component funding through Oct. 1, 2026, continuing a program that has funded…
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.
Alabama will receive $87 million in RESTORE Act funding for coastal projects, including 100 acres of new wetland in upper Mobile Bay and replenishment of Dauphin Island's West End and…
Fairhope's Working Waterfront project is moving forward after the Restore Council approved a $5 million funding increase to repair the deteriorating pier seawall.
The Gulf Shores City Council signed off on two 20-year loans totaling $197 million, locking in financing for a sweeping 10-year capital improvement plan city leaders say is needed to…
Gulf Shores is getting a $9.7 million outdoor learning campus designed to immerse students in coastal conservation, funded through the RESTORE Act and built on 22 wooded acres adjoining Gulf…
The City of Mobile has hired contractors to carry out a comprehensive survey of its stormwater infrastructure, a project funded through the RESTORE Act. Over the coming months, crews working…
The Fairhope City Council has approved emergency funding to repair a section of sea wall that collapsed after Hurricane Zeta along South Beach Park, one of the busiest stretches of…