Baldwin County Bridge News Today

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- Thursday marked the end of $5 tolls to get to Orange Beach.The state of alabama officially purchased the bridge for 57-million dollars and

A toll-free ride across the Foley Beach Express Bridge in Orange Beach, Ala., will be a reality for the first time in more than 20 years now that the state has reached a deal to purchase the span.

Work on a Gulf Shores bridge that was stopped in mid-May is set to resume soon. This is because the Alabama Supreme Court has denied a rehearing from the Baldwin County Bridge Company.

All work has stopped on the nearly $52-million bridge being constructed by Alabama-based Scott Bridge Co. just one mile from the existing toll bridge.

Construction on a new bridge that would ultimately connect the Foley Beach Express to Gulf Shores won’t be allowed to continue, according to an order Friday by the Alabama State Supreme Court.

The order prevents the Alabama Department of Transportation from continuing to build the bridge to Alabama's beaches.

The Supreme Court of Alabama has denied a motion by Alabama Department of Transportation director John Cooper to continue work on a bridge in Gulf Shores over the Intracoastal Waterway while a lower court's decision is being appealed.

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Montgomery County Judge Jimmy Pool, following a bench trial involving Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper, ordered all construction activity on a bridge in Gulf Shores to be halted after finding that the state transportation head acted in "bad faith" during negotiations with the Baldwin County Bridge Company.