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Brooks says widening I-565 is an investment in the future

Monday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) expressed his satisfaction with the news that Interstate 565 had begun a much-anticipated widening project. “Work is set to begin Monday on widening I-565 from 4 to 6 lanes between Madison and I-65! This milestone has been a long time coming,” Brooks said. “I am thankful to Governor Ivey for … Continued
June 9, 2020

New I-20/I-59 bridge opens on time and below budget

Last Friday, state, federal, and local government officials formally dedicated the new I-59/I-20 bridge through downtown Birmingham. Completing this project on schedule was a priority for the Alabama Department of Transportation. “Today is an exciting day for the City of Birmingham, Alabama, as we celebrate the reopening of the I-20/I-59 bridges!” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey … Continued
January 21, 2020

Ivey: “There is no pathway forward” for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway replacement

On Wednesday, local Baldwin County elected officials voted “effectively” to kill the Mobile River Bridge project. The Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met to vote on its Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), which establishes the area’s transportation priorities from 2020 to 2023. For a decade, Mobile and Baldwin County officials have been asking federal and … Continued
August 29, 2019

Mobile MPO temporarily takes the Mobile River bridge project off Transportation Improvement Plan

The Alabama Department of Transportation experienced yet another setback on Wednesday for its controversial plan to build a bridge of the Mobile River and replace the existing Mobile Bayway. The Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization voted unanimously to table all items related to the construction of ALDOT’s $2.1 billion toll bridge plan. What normally would be … Continued
August 23, 2019

Baldwin County Democrats oppose Mobile River toll bridge

The Baldwin County Democratic Party released a statement Wednesday announcing that they are opposed to the proposed tolls on the I-10 bridge and Bayway. The Baldwin County Democratic Party said the tolls are an unjust tax on the working people of Southwest Alabama. The group said in a statement: “The Baldwin County Democratic Party is … Continued
August 22, 2019

Marsh says that “a $6 toll is not fair or reasonable”

Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Mobile River Bridge plan received another crushing body blow when a powerful State Senator and a member of the Alabama Toll Bridge and Road Authority came out publicly against the plan. State Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said in a statement that a six dollar toll is not … Continued
August 21, 2019

Ainsworth opposes Mobile River toll bridge plan

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth became the latest Alabama elected official to announce his opposition to a controversial new Alabama Department of Transportation plan to build a bridge over the Mobile River and pay for it by tolling motorists who use I-10 for the next 55 years. “A state that built the rockets that sent … Continued
August 20, 2019

Bloviator uses old racist meme in fight over I-10 toll bridge

State Auditor Jim Zeigler is a bloviating prevaricator who has placed himself at the center of the fight to block the proposed I-10 toll bridge connecting Baldwin and Mobile counties. Recently, Zeigler sought to cast Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper in a negative light by comparing him to former Gov. George Wallace. “[I]t … Continued
August 13, 2019

Legislature puts ALDOT legal contract for Mobile River Bridge on hold

A bad month for the governor’s Mobile River bridge proposal got even worse on Thursday, Aug. 1, when the Legislature’s contract review committee placed a hold on the Alabama Department of Transportation’s contract with Birmingham law firm Maynard, Cooper and Gale. The panel is tasked with reviewing all state contracts. The $750,000 contract is for … Continued
August 2, 2019