Fairhope, Alabama
HWY 181 WIDENING AND SECOND ROUNDABOUT STARTING THIS YEAR?
The county's Metropolitan Planning Organization met last week in Spanish Fort and heard updates from its coordinator Sarah Hart that should be good news for Fairhope-area commuters.
Construction is now expected to begin this year on:
*Four-laning of Hwy 181 from CR 64 (Daphne) south to Hwy
104
*Construction of the city's second roundabout at CR13 and
Gayfer Ave.
*A sidewalk along Gayfer from Bishop Rd. to Meadowbrook Rd.
*Longer left turn lanes for US 98 north and south of Parker Road
*Resurfacing and widening of CR 13 from Hwy 104 to Fairhope
Avenue
*Completion of synchronizing (adaptive) traffic signals along US 98
*Paving of Scenic 98 from Nelson Drive in Fairhope to Mullet Point (CR1).
Funding for the projects comes from various local, state and federal sources; and new BP oil spill fine money appropriated by the state legislature last year as well.
Re-locating of utilities for the roundabout at Gayfer Road and CR 13 will be the first step there.
Hart warned however that timelines often slip due to changes in state Alabama Department of Transportation priorities.
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| MORE OF HWY 181 TO BE FOUR-LANED |
HWY 181 WIDENING AND SECOND ROUNDABOUT STARTING THIS YEAR?
The county's Metropolitan Planning Organization met last week in Spanish Fort and heard updates from its coordinator Sarah Hart that should be good news for Fairhope-area commuters.
Construction is now expected to begin this year on:
*Four-laning of Hwy 181 from CR 64 (Daphne) south to Hwy
104
*Construction of the city's second roundabout at CR13 and
Gayfer Ave.
*A sidewalk along Gayfer from Bishop Rd. to Meadowbrook Rd.
*Longer left turn lanes for US 98 north and south of Parker Road
*Resurfacing and widening of CR 13 from Hwy 104 to Fairhope
Avenue
*Completion of synchronizing (adaptive) traffic signals along US 98
*Paving of Scenic 98 from Nelson Drive in Fairhope to Mullet Point (CR1).
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| MPO Policy Board meeting |
Funding for the projects comes from various local, state and federal sources; and new BP oil spill fine money appropriated by the state legislature last year as well.
Re-locating of utilities for the roundabout at Gayfer Road and CR 13 will be the first step there.
Hart warned however that timelines often slip due to changes in state Alabama Department of Transportation priorities.
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| New roundabout here at CR13 and Gayfer Avenue |
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| CR13 to be widened and paved |
Comments
Rocket Science
I guess all that BP money worked--its almost impossible to visit the beach due to crowds in the summer, and every scrap of land either has an existing building or one being constructed.
Maybe some BP money needs to be spent on constructing islands off the beach like the Chinese are doing in the South China Sea--that will promote some more tourism (which around here is called growth).
The same thing can be said about Fairhope. God forbid there be an
empty lot in Fairhope. Development is out of control.
And stay in the thread on the other page! Learn to blog!
They have nice chairs to lounge around in while you scan over a few books. And they have a great selection of books!
And they don't serve alcohol so the kids are not exposed to this type of lifestyle.
You always did have a high opinion of yourself!
No, it puts much more strian on all infrastruture, brings more crime, noise and polution, it makes life harder for most while quickly depleating those extra tax dollars so everything eventually is in a constant state of neglect.