The skyline over the Intracoastal is changing every day! Work on the Waterway Village Pedestrian Bridge is charging ahead as we reach new milestones in connecting our community.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ (๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ):
โข ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐: On Schedule โ
โข ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: 355 days (52.6% of schedule)
โข ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: January 8, 2027
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ:
๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ & ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐: Concrete and roadway teams have been busy on ALT 1, pouring sidewalks, ribbon curbs, and laying brick pavers. Permanent striping was applied this Wednesday to prepare for the reopening of E 2nd Street!
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ & ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
โข ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ: The North Bridge Pile Cap is curing and being backfilled. Meanwhile, the North Elevator Tower pile cap was poured last week and is also being prepped for vertical wall construction.
โข ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ: A major milestone this week with the concrete pour for the South Elevator Tower roof slab on Thursday! Crews also poured the 2nd vertical section of the bridge columns on Monday.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ & ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐:
โข ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ALT 1 is planned to open to normal traffic operations by COB this Sunday, March 1st.
โข ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐: Please note that parking along ALT 1 may still be restricted for finish work, and access north of the ICW remains for local traffic only during ALT 2 construction.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ:
Keep an eye out for these next steps:
โข ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ teams will finalize ALT 1 work and shift focus to ALT 2 entrances and sidewalks.
โข ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ team will begin the third vertical section of the South Bridge Bent Columns.
โข ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ-๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ:Construction is scheduled to begin on the North Bridge Columns and North Elevator Tower Walls!
Thank you for your continued patience as we build this landmark for Gulf Shores!
