Bridge

Want to know how broke Alabama is under its current Republican leadership? For the past nine years, GOP lawmakers, at the request of the Govs. Robert Bentley and Kay Ivey, have moved more than $300 million out of funds earmarked for road and bridge repairs and deposited it into an account that covers the costs … Continued

By Johnny Kampis As some are calling for upwards of a trillion dollars in federal spending to help fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, a public-private partnership in Alabama is proving that some of those roads and bridges can be improved without using loads of taxpayer dollars. Officials in Baldwin County recently announced the expansion of … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 16, the I-10 Bridge over the Mobile River was listed as one of the most pressing transportation projects in the country in a news article in ‘The Hill’ by Melanie Zenona. Constructing a new bridge over the Mobile River and widening the I-10 Bayway was among the … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 22 Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) released a written statement to applaud the release of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the I-10 Mobile River bridge project. Congressman Byrne said in a written statement, “I am thrilled to report that the long awaited draft Environmental Impact … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced 105 road and bridge improvement projects that will be funded in the first round of funding for ATRIP – the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program.  ATRIP is the largest road and bridge improvement program in the history of the state. Gov. Bentley … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Governor Robert Bentley has appointed Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey to the advisory committee of Gov. Bentley’s new Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP). Lt. Gov. Ivey said, “Alabama’s economy rides and thrives on our infrastructure.  ATRIP is tasked with looking at the overall rehabilitation and improvement plan for … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to a report released by The Road Information Program (TRIP), a Washington, D.C., based national transportation research organization, “24 percent of the bridges in Alabama are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.” This is the story of one of those bridges. In 1911 (according to local memory), the people … Continued