With ALDOT’s approval, the Gulf Shores City Council gave the green light to apply for a 60-million-dollar federal grant which would cover the cost of the bridge.
The state and local match would be 20%. Mayor Craft said that could come from money already set aside by the state or a yet-to-be-determined city funding source. Either way, he said the project will be ready to move forward.
“We’ve always felt like we could do something to apply for this grant and then work with Director Cooper to get this done and we’ve got letters of support from him on that and commitment to, if we got the grant, give us the required components for “shovel-ready” that he has all of and then, we build the bridge,” Craft explained.
With this latest activity by the state and the city, even those who know the history of setbacks to the project are now optimistic it will move forward. “I know there’s no perfect solution ever in these situations ever, but I just know that we can’t continue to have the tourism that we have in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach and service them with the two existing bridges that we have so we have to have another solution,” said Gulf Shores resident, Don Begier.
Although it’s not yet set in stone, Mayor Craft doesn’t anticipate any setbacks. Bids should go out later this month and if an acceptable bid is received and signed off on and the federal grant is awarded, the bridge will be built.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the
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