U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise), the Republican nominee for the first congressional district, which will soon include parts of Mobile County and all of Baldwin County, played roles in the grant.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $550 million discretionary grant for the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project. The grant is the second-largest to ever be awarded from the Bridge Investment program.
Friday, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) revealed what it hopes to be a longer-lasting solution to the I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge problem.