As Alabama Republicans credited the White House for moving the I-10 bridge forward, Mobile’s congressman argued the federal government has given the project far less direct funding than a project of its size warrants.
Tag: transportation
Coverage of transportation from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Gulf Shores Opens Its Comprehensive Plan to Residents at a July Open House
The first public open house for the Gulf Shores Plan invites residents to review maps and data, flag priorities, and help set the vision that will guide the city’s growth for years to come.
Baldwin County
Rising Costs Split the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Into Two Phases
ALDOT will build the six-lane Mobile River Bridge first and re-stripe the existing Bayway in the meantime. Construction starts by the end of 2026, with toll rates set and the tunnels remaining free.
Baldwin County
Gulf Shores Mayor Says the New One-Way Bridge Gets People In, but Not Out
Mayor Robert Craft says the new Intracoastal Waterway bridge is working as an inbound route but has left most of the island with a single realistic way off, and he wants the one-way pattern reversed.
Mobile
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 economy.
Local News
Mobile Hosts Regional Summit on Bringing Passenger Rail Back to the Gulf Coast
Mayor Sam Jones hosted a regional summit in Mobile bringing together mayors, federal officials and rail advocates to press for the return of Gulf Coast passenger rail service lost after Hurricane Katrina.
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.
Baldwin County
Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores Lands $2.4 Million Federal Grant for Taxiways
The Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores was awarded nearly $2.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build hangar access taxiways, an investment aimed at strengthening the coastal Baldwin County airfield.
Local News
Group Presses Mobile Schools to Preserve Phoenix Program
Members of the 100 Black Men of Greater Mobile appealed to the county school superintendent to reconsider a plan to bring the district’s alternative schooling program in-house, ending the group’s 13-year stewardship of the Phoenix Program.
Baldwin County
The Raphael Semmes Bridge: One Man’s Downriver Answer to Mobile’s I-10 Fight
A 77-year-old retired federal contracting officer who once taught Jimmy Buffett to sail proposed a straight east-west I-10 crossing over Pinto Island, 360 feet above the river, that he said would satisfy every warring interest.