The Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project aims to ease congestion at Alabama’s worst bottleneck.
The Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority will receive a loan of up to $2.52 billion from the Build America Bureau to fund the largest infrastructure project in Alabama's history: the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. The project will construct a six-lane bridge over Mobile River, and relieve Alabama’s primary bottleneck by giving hazmat freight a more direct path across the Mobile River.
“For decades, commuters and freight haulers have faced severe congestion at George Wallace Tunnel—Alabama's worst traffic bottleneck. Because hazardous materials are prohibited from using the tunnel, hundreds of trucks every day are forced to detour through downtown Mobile and local neighborhoods. The project will provide a direct interstate route for these vehicles, removing hazmat freight from city streets,” NBC 15 reports.
The project also aims to expand freight access to the Port of Mobile by restriping the 7.5 mile Bayway from two lanes to three in each direction.
Read the full story: Alabama lands up to $2.52B loan for Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project
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