Mobile River bridge

Congress / Infrastructure

Sen. Britt requests DOT funding to complete I-10 Mobile bridge project

Senator Katie Britt urged the Transportation Secretary to resolve remaining obstacles, pushing the complex Mobile River Bridge project toward construction.

January 20, 2026

Sen. Britt presses for infrastructure funding for Alabama projects

Britt urged Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to support I-65 expansion and the Mobile River Bridge construction during a Senate hearing.

May 20, 2025

Mobile River Bridge project advances as ALDOT, KMT begin pre-construction work

Ed Austin, ALDOT chief engineer, called the development a major milestone.

May 7, 2025

Alabama secures $550M federal grant for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project

The major grant award is believed to be one of the largest federal grants ever received for an Alabama project.

July 15, 2024

Congressional delegation voices support for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project

The delegation urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve the state’s application for federal assistance.

June 12, 2024

ALDOT, MPOs launch review of cost-saving options for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway

Estimates for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project range from $2.8 to $3.5 billion.

April 8, 2024

Eastern Shore, Mobile MPOs approve new I-10 and Bayway Project

Wednesday’s vote marks the adoption of that framework into a formal plan forward.

July 28, 2022

Majority say solving coastal region congestion important to economic development

Nearly 86 percent of those surveyed rate traffic congestion on the Bayway and through the Wallace Tunnel as bad or very bad during peak travel times.

April 5, 2021

Zeigler, Ivey qualify for place 1 delegate to GOP national convention

Tuesday, both Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and State Auditor Jim Zeigler qualified to run for Place 1 GOP Delegate. Zeigler said in a press release: “It’s the same old fight — Kay Ivey and the Montgomery Insiders vs. Jim Zeigler and the Taxpaying Public.” Zeigler was harshly critical of former Gov. Robert Bentley leading up … Continued

October 10, 2019

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