Addressing I-10 bridge cost spikes cant include hiking tolls, Fairhope official says [Video]

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Fairhope City Council President took notice when President Joe Biden pledged full support from the federal government to rebuild the Key Bridge in Baltimore after a disaster involving a runaway ship.

Burrell, who also chairman of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization, told FOX10 News on Monday that understands the Key Bridge falls under emergency funding. Still, he said it is a little hard to take after years of being told the federal cupboard is bare when it comes to funding a bridge over the Mobile River and replacing the Bayway with a wider span.

“It’s funny how they can find the money for those emergency situations where they can’t find it for, you know, our everyday commute situations,” he said.

Burrell’s comments come after the Alabama Department of Transportation last week announced a 60-day pausein the project amid soaring cost estimates. In 2019, the state transportation agency projected it to …