Mobile Endorses Route For Future I-10 Bridge

Alabama Mobile Mayor Sam Jones has announced the city's favored route for a high-rise Interstate 10 bridge over Mobile Bay urging state and federal officials to build it soon.

by WKRG STaff/The Associated Press

Published: Wed, June 10, 2009 - 1:58 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, June 10, 2009 - 3:54 pm CST

Mobile's mayor has announced the city's favored route for a high-rise Interstate 10 bridge over Mobile Bay, urging state and federal officials to build it soon to relieve traffic congestion in the I-10 tunnels.

Mayor Sam Jones made the announcement Wednesday at a news conference joined by key port and business leaders. The proposal is for a route that would
pass near Bender Shipbuilding and Austal's giant shipyard and connect to the existing I-10 bayway bridge.

Click here to see the route. It's labeled 'Alternate B Shifted' and is highlighted in red.

Transportation officials have considered 14 alternate routes in response to many public comments about a bridge that's expected to be comparable to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Opponents have raised the prospect of living beneath the bridge's shadows.

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cmb1 Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:11 pm

They have to build far enough up so that the ships can get to the shipyards…

bigbirvington Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:25 pm

I agree DT.
Does anybody read the previous responses?

DT Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:06 pm

When and if they build another it won’t matter too much because that one will be bottled up also. I try at all cost to stay off I-10 and if I must go across the bay I usually travel I-10 bypass, across African Town bridge to the causeway. It may be the long way around but considering how long you must sit in traffic it’s a breeze.

momof2ingrandbay Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:39 pm

mike x51 I believe that is an old picture. Mayor Jones I believe went thru some Chemo and doesn’t have that much hair anymore last I saw.

momof2ingrandbay Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:37 pm

There should be a new plan all together an entire new route. The new plan needs to bypass the bayway and drop in Daphne or Spanish Fort. The congestion in the tunnels and on the bayway is ridiculous. I tried going across the bay Saturday traffic was backed up past Virginia St. so I got off to go thru the old tunnel and guess what I was stuck in traffic there also. Naturally I missed the birthday party. I saw where the traffic coming back to Mobile was backed up from the tunnel past Malbis exit. They have to do something to rid this problem.

Mike x51 Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:29 pm

Also is it just me or is Sam Jones looking particularly fat?

Mike x51 Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:28 pm

Where gonna need some new buildings to go with that big bridge.

bigbirvington Says:

Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:20 pm

I think they should have a plan “D”
Come off I-10 Past brookley then cut straight across the bay tie in at daphne.
By Pass Mobile all together.
Mobile is the bottle neck.
Look at the map, I-10 almost does a hairpin turn through mobile.
By pass the problem…Mobile.
I come through the area once, sometime twice a week. Often I go north on I-65 and go across the Cochran Bridge to avoid the bottle neck.

As I approach Mobile, I will call for an up date on any problems. If its backed up, I go around.
Going through Downtown isn’t any better.

Whats in place was poorly engineered for the future.

God I thought by now we would be in flying cars, and traffic wouldn’t be a problem.

cmb1 Says:

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:43 am

Oh we forgot Casey Callaway and it might never get built! LOL

cmb1 Says:

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 10:42 am

It is Gov’t money but it is going to be about 5-7 years down the road?