Tag: transportation policy

An elevated interstate highway leading toward a downtown skyline

Years On, Mobile Still Argues Over Whether the I-165 Expressway Was Worth It

James Bullard, June 17, 2011

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.

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Road construction equipment at work on a highway resurfacing project

Sparks Proposes Tapping Alabama’s Oil and Gas Trust for a Decade of Road Work

James Bullard, December 10, 2009

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.