St. Louis Street Project To Begin In Spring

 Thanks to an agreement with the State of Alabama, the City of Mobile will soon receive additional federal support for the “Innovating St. Louis Street” project, Mayor Sandy Stimpson recently announced. To begin next spring, it is to see investment of $16 million in a complete rebuilding of 17 blocks of St. Louis Street in Downtown Mobile. This will add to the area’s ongoing revitalization, which is being driven by public and private investment. The project will include new streetscaping, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, drainage, and water and sewer assets under the roadway. Improved landscaping will also add more than 50 trees along the corridor, and some of the other design elements are intended to slow traffic down and add on-street parking. “This project will move ‘block by block’ to help mitigate the impact on area businesses and keep traffic flowing in and out of Downtown Mobile,” Stimpson said. “Our staff has already done a fantastic job communicating with residents and business owners in the area and will continue to do so throughout the project.”