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A Resolution Supporting the I-10 Mobile River Bridge / Bay Way Project
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WHEREAS, the Mobile community continues to wrestle with increasing congestion along Interstate Highway 10 (I10), and studies have revealed the I-10 tunnels under the Mobile River to be a major cause of congestion, threatening public safety as well as the vitality of our local and regional economy, and impacting tourism; and
WHEREAS, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has for many years studied how to alleviate existing and projected traffic congestion while improving highway safety and driving conditions on I-10, particularly in emergencies such as hurricane evacuations, and reducing hazardous materials traversing the central business district in Mobile, and
WHEREAS, ALDOT has sought to ensure that a proposed solution not jeopardize maritime commerce and construction and have minimal environmental impact, while moving the most people and product possible, and
WHEREAS, ALDOT is preparing a grant request to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), under the INFRA Grant program, to design and construct additional roadway along the I-10 corridor, and
WHEREAS, this project will greatly increase the capacity and safety of the I-10 corridor by adding three lanes in each direction providing relief at the heavily congested Wallace Tunnels, and
WHEREAS, the new project will also ultimately replace the existing Bayway with a new eight lane facility at an elevation above the 100 year storm event elevation and modify five interchanges.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, hereby endorses and supports ALDOT's ongoing efforts to address local and interstate traffic needs in a manner sensitive to commercial and maritime concerns, while also addressing safety and environmental issues, and supports and endorses the Alabama Department of Transportation...
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