Jefferson Reporter

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Attends DOT Event Celebrating $550M Federal Investment in I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project

Jul 29, 2024

Commends state and local leadership in bringing this competitive federal grant to Alabama

MOBILE, Ala., July 29, 2024 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today attended and delivered remarks at an event celebrating the U.S. Department of Transportation’s $550 million grant to the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project. USDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted the event to celebrate Alabama as a recipient of this competitive grant.

“I was honored to attend a celebration for the newly secured $550 million federal investment in the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project. This critical infrastructure will help tens of thousands of Alabamians commute to work and school every day, provide a safe route for communities to visit family, and enhance the ability of small businesses and local industries to sell their goods, products, and supplies far and wide,” said Senator Britt. “I am thankful for the leadership of Governor Ivey, ALDOT Director Cooper, Mayor Stimpson, the Mobile and Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organizations and other local officials, and my colleagues in Alabama’s congressional delegation who joined me in securing this competitive grant that will benefit our great state. This is a strategic investment in true infrastructure that supports commerce, our economy, and the people who live in and visit Alabama the Beautiful. This is how federal transportation and infrastructure funds should be spent, and I am proud we worked together to bring these Alabama taxpayer dollars home.”

Senator Britt was joined by Governor Kay Ivey, FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt, U.S. Representative Jerry Carl, Mayor of Mobile and Mobile Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Chair Sandy Stimpson, Fairhope City Councilman and Eastern Shore MPO Chair Jack Burrell, and other state and local officials.

Since taking office in January 2023, Senator Britt has twice led the entire Alabama Congressional delegation in writing USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg advocating on behalf of investing federal funds in this project.

The new grant, which is believed to be one of the largest federal grants ever received for an Alabama project, brings the total federal investment in the project to $675 million.