MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A new environmental report reveals widespread soil contamination at a former shipbuilding property along the Mobile River, where construction of the new Mobile River Bridge and its approaches is planned.
The contamination includes elevated levels of lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury and PCBs, with environmental consultants warning that construction workers and people using future public green space could be exposed if the property is not properly cleaned up.
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has submitted a cleanup plan for the former Bender Shipbuilding property, which the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has found technically adequate…