New Mobile River Bridge Plan Detailed

MOBILE, BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — The chairs of the Eastern Shore and Mobile metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) have announced a plan for a new Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, which was prepared by the Alabama Department of Transportation. Routes on the Causeway, Wallace Tunnel, Bankhead Tunnel and Africatown Bridge will not be tolled, and a toll for the new bridge to replace the Bayway will be $2.50 or less for passenger vehicles and $18.00 or less for trucks, with an unlimited use option for $40 a month. The MPOs will vote on this plan at their meetings over the summer. Scheduling, public comment and hearing details will be made available on the MPOs’ websites. Following approval by the MPOs and finalized funding, construction of the new Mobile River Bridge and Bayway would begin in late 2023 and be complete as early as 2028.