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Mayor Pushes for Second Bridge | Birmingham News
Orange Beach’s traffic woes just got a new twist — and a new bridge isn’t enough. With ALDOT converting the old bridge to northbound only and the new bridge handling southbound traffic, Mayor Tony Kennon says progress is happening — but not fast enough. He’s pushing hard for a second bridge near The Wharf, funded by local, state, and federal dollars, and is banking on a change in state leadership to finally get heard. Frustrated by ALDOT Director John Cooper’s apparent unwillingness to listen, Kennon and fellow mayor Craft both wanted both bridges to stay two-way to avoid bottlenecks — but…
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