This all comes one month after the Governor; Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the Baldwin County Bridge Company made the announcement.
“It took a lot of teamwork to get us to this point today. And I know that we’re all excited to put officially pen to paper to make this purchase official. So, as we head into Memorial Day weekend and peak tourism business, we welcome this news,” Gov. Ivey said.
Governor Ivey was joined by Foley Mayor Ralph Hellmich, Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft, Baldwin County Commissioner Billie Jo Underwood and ALDOT Southwest Region Engineer Matt Ericksen.“Eliminating the toll is good no matter what. Just because it’s good from an economic perspective. And it’s good for the folks who live down here. But long term we just have to look at the traffic patterns are like.
As part of the sale, “ALDOT will pay $57 million to the Baldwin County Bridge Company for the bridge and $3 million to the city of Orange Beach for local road improvements”. “This is good news for locals, Alabamians across the state, and our visitors from near and far,” Gov. Ivey said.Baldwin sisters tried to pay woman to kill Louisiana man, make it look like overdose, agent testifies
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