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re: Mobile I-10 bridge project and the proposed $6 toll that went with it is CANCELLED

Posted on 8/28/19 at 9:32 pm to
Posted by lostinbr
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2017
9676 posts
Posted on 8/28/19 at 9:32 pm to
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Still waiting for a link about this

TD thread from February

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Project officials told FOX10 News that the plan will include tolls on both the new bridge and the existing Wallace Tunnel. That means the only free routes across the Mobile River will be the Cochrane Bridge or the Bankhead Tunnel.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
44874 posts
Posted on 8/28/19 at 9:34 pm to
Thank you sir
Posted by tiger114
Fairhope, AL
Member since Sep 2009
5224 posts
Posted on 8/29/19 at 5:53 am to
Correct. They were going to make it impossible to take I-10 and not pay $6/trip.

To most of us on here, $12/day isn’t the end of the world, but think about college students commuting to Univ. of South Alabama or hourly workers commuting to work. It would have created a big divide between the two communities.

One more example of how f’ed up this deal was, the LOSING bidders got $2 million in compensation for not winning the project.

Losing bidders on I-10 project will get up to $2 million in reimbursements
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