City of Mobile Begins Engineering for TIGER Grant Project

Jul 25th, 2017

Mobile, Ala. -- The City of Mobile has begun the engineering process for the "One Mobile" project funded by the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant award.

Initial work includes a corridor study, an environmental review, survey and mapping, geotechnical services , and preliminary design and engineering for all four phases.

The first phase begins on Beauregard Street from Water to Congress Streets. The second phase starts on Broad Street and stretches from Congress to Canal Streets. The third phase continues on Broad Street from Canal to Baker Street. The fourth and final phase will connect Broad Street to the Three Mile Creek Greenway via MLK Avenue. Construction is expected to begin in 2018

Last year, the Department of Transportation awarded the City of Mobile a $14.5 million TIGER grant to rebuild aging infrastructure, connect citizens to jobs and revitalize historic neighborhoods.

The Mobile City Council approved the engineering agreement between the City and the State of Alabama during Tuesday's regular City Council meeting. Both local entities will provide matching funds for the federal grant including $3.5 million from the State and $3.2 million from the City. The total cost of the project will amount to $21 million.

The "One Mobile" project will provide efficient connectivity between residents, the transportation system and major economic employment centers at Brookley Aeroplex and downtown Mobile. It will also reconnect neighborhoods currently divided by Broad Street's unbroken 5‐lane expanse of concrete by creating bike and pedestrian lanes and landscaped medians.

Ultimately, the project will establish a high-functioning transportation hub, offer increased opportunities for recreation, improve health and wellness and develop a cohesive street network with strong links to all neighborhoods.

"Once completed, we will provide safe, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly access, beautify the streetscape and stimulate economic activity throughout Mobile," said Mayor Stimpson. "This project will connect citizens from the transportation hub on Water Street to homes in neighborhoods to jobs at Brookley Aeroplex to recreation on the Three Mile Creek Greenway."