Mobile River bridge

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

Brandon Moseley

August 23, 2019

Public meeting to be held Thursday on toll plan for Mobile River Bridge

The Common Sense Campaign will be hosting a public meeting on the I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge. The meeting will be at 5 Rivers Community Center on the Mobile Causeway on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Baldwin County’s two State senators, Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, and Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Daphne, are both … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 14, 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

Brandon Moseley

August 2, 2019

Byrne says GOMESA funding could be used for bridge, questions the latest design

On Monday, the Alabama Department of Transportation launched its own “Mythbusters” campaign to counter the efforts of the tens of thousands of community activists who are opposing the ALDOT plan to fund the bridge through a private, public partnership that would allow the conglomerate to toll interstate 10 bridge users for the next 50 years. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 31, 2019

Ivey: Revitalizing state’s infrastructure critical to moving forward

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao officially announced that Alabama has been selected for two Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants totaling close to $132 million. USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao and the USDO announced a wave of grant awards Thursday. Alabama received two allocated $6.87 million for an infrastructure project in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 26, 2019

Jones, GOP Senate candidates oppose the Mobile River toll bridge

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and the Republicans running to unseat him all announced Wednesday their opposition to a plan that the Alabama Department of Transportation is pushing to charge the public tolls in order to use the new I-10 Mobile Bay bridge. Jones told the Alabama Political Reporter that ALDOT should not place this … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 18, 2019