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re: Gulf Shores ICW - Has the Waterway Village Pedestrian Bridge been discussed?
Posted on 6/3/26 at 8:50 pm to Spankum
Posted on 6/3/26 at 8:50 pm to Spankum
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If however, it is federally funded….they need to feel some harsh budget cuts,
The Waterway Village Pedestrian Bridge in Gulf Shores is primarily funded through a $7.9 million federal BUILD Grant (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. This grant was part of a larger $14.4 million federal award that also financed the widening of Highway 59, with the bridge construction being a mandatory condition of that funding agreement.
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Posted on 6/3/26 at 9:11 pm to Shexter
Gulf Shores is rolling in tax money. You should see the new high school they’re finishing. Lots of great bike trails too.
Posted on 6/3/26 at 10:28 pm to Shexter
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freight-size, multi-modal elevators
Good so they can fit your average overweight Alabamian instead of taking the stairs.
Speaking of pedestrian access, in Houma they are closing the pedestrian walkway on the twin spans in downtown so they can replace a beam that was bent by a boat that struck the bridge.
So DOTD’s contractor has been building a detour for pedestrians using the Northbound span. They narrowed the northbound lanes, eliminated the shoulder, restriped the newly striped lanes from a previous repaving project that was just completed, added a concrete divider between the travel lanes and new pedestrian area, and they just finished a temporary wooden structure to further divide the pedestrian lane from the travel lanes. They even built an extra sidewalk to access the detour. They did all of this for about a month of closure to replace the beam.
At the rate they are going, they are going to spend more building this pedestrian detour than the cost to repair the beam. Hopefully, the state takes that maritime’s insurance company to the cleaners to cover all of that pedestrian detouring and pavement markings that will need to be redone.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 3:33 am to Shexter
This is corruption.
There’s no foot traffic in that area. And it doesn’t connect much. One side has Acme, Tacky Jacks, the sloop, and a brewery. The other side has LuLus.
It’s nowhere near the wharf, either. And it’s made a mess of the traffic along canal. The 90 degree dead end turn was just moved up to now route through the neighborhood.
Source: drive by it nearly every day.
There’s no foot traffic in that area. And it doesn’t connect much. One side has Acme, Tacky Jacks, the sloop, and a brewery. The other side has LuLus.
It’s nowhere near the wharf, either. And it’s made a mess of the traffic along canal. The 90 degree dead end turn was just moved up to now route through the neighborhood.
Source: drive by it nearly every day.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 4:26 am to Shexter
We build it up during the day, and Charlie blows it up every night.
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 7:44 am to Shexter
So, who's going to be the first jumper?
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:48 am to 64TeamPlayoff
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There’s no foot traffic in that area. And it doesn’t connect much.
They're removing the pedestrian lane on the 59 bridge. Are they required to provide a pedestrian path to the other side of the ICW? I've never seen anyone walking or riding a bike on the 59 bridge.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:04 am to Shexter
ALDOT requires a pedestrian lane across the ICW. GS just went way overboard on a walking bridge 90% of citizens didn’t want. Politicians and Waterway Village businesses are only ones.
Image making that trek in July and August in 100 degree heat and humidity. I drive the Holmes (ICW) bridge everyday at all hours. More than 2 pedestrians in a day is a busy day.
Image making that trek in July and August in 100 degree heat and humidity. I drive the Holmes (ICW) bridge everyday at all hours. More than 2 pedestrians in a day is a busy day.
This post was edited on 6/4/26 at 9:06 am
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:05 am to CAD703X
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mean..those Tacky Jacks bushwackers arent going to drink themselves and who wants to have to drive all the way around the canal?
It’s not as much drive as swerve.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:26 am to 64TeamPlayoff
quote:There's always corruption.
This is corruption.
But when ALDOT requires a pedestrian walkway across ICW, the work has to be done. And I59 bridge is not feasible due to safety issues with heavy traffic flow.
Where would you suggest they build the walkway?
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:29 am to RT1941
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Where would you suggest they build the walkway?
Attach it to side of current bridge for a couple million
That bridge could handle the additional load of a 6 foot wide pedestrian walkway just fine.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 11:02 am to RT1941
Why is a pedestrian bridge legally required?
I’ve never seen anyone on foot or in bicycle.
I’m saying the thing they’re removing wasn’t used anyway.
I’ve never seen anyone on foot or in bicycle.
I’m saying the thing they’re removing wasn’t used anyway.
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