Gulf Shores

Infrastructure

Canal Road in Gulf Shores to temporarily close for bridge work

Crews will block a stretch of the Gulf Shores roadway starting Monday to install painting equipment and widen lanes for the Intracoastal Waterway project.

February 19, 2026

Final steel girders placed on new Gulf Shores bridge, completion on track

The $52 million bridge project marks major milestone, aiming to ease traffic and boost safety by summer 2026.

August 18, 2025

GUMBO leads Baldwin County mayors to D.C. for talks with Britt, Tuberville

The mayors of Foley, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach traveled to D.C. to advocate for federal support on infrastructure, tourism, and regional growth priorities.

August 1, 2025

Visitors can return to Gulf State Park Pier today

Renovation work that began in November 2023 has been completed.

August 19, 2024

Opinion

Agreement on Foley Beach Express Bridge is victory for all Alabamians

As soon as the agreement is finalized in May, Alabamians and visitors alike will see immediate benefits.

Lee Sentell

May 3, 2024

Montgomery judge blocks new state bridge, but appeal looms

ALDOT will likely ask the ALSC to stay the injunction to allow crews to resume construction.

Bill Britt

May 18, 2023

Southeast Alabama could be heavily impacted by Tropical Storm Fred

The National Weather Service is forecasting that the storm will make an impact on the Florida Panhandle coast and cross into Southeast Alabama.

Brandon Moseley

August 16, 2021

Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama State Parks Foundation launches plan to bolster parks system

The governor spoke about an $80 million bond issue for park improvements that must be approved by voters.

April 16, 2021

Byrne introduces bill to protect underwater forest

This is the only known site where a coastal ice age forest this old has been preserved in place, with thousands of trees still rooted in the dirt they were growing millennia ago before being reclaimed by the Gulf of Mexico.

Brandon Moseley

October 28, 2020

Tropical Storm Zeta keeps tracking toward the Gulf Coast

Its present forecast track takes it into the northern Gulf of Mexico to impact the Louisiana gulf coast as a category one hurricane.

Brandon Moseley

October 27, 2020