BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (WKRG) — A groundbreaking for the new Bayou La Batre city docks has been scheduled.
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According to a Mobile County news release, the groundbreaking for the $24 million project is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m.
The project will have four new features, including:
- Seafood market: Two 4,500-foot open-air pavilions, portable restroom facilities, and a shrimp boat sales pier for direct-from-boat public seafood sales.
- Full-service marina: A 4,200-square-foot elevated, timber pile marina building; floating fuel dock; one main dock plus five side “tree” docks with water, electrical, fire suppression, and restroom facilities.
- Boat launch: A four-lane concrete boat ramp with courtesy docks, gangways, protective rock revetment, and expanded paved parking.
- Site improvements: Demolition of old structures; new bulkheads, boardwalks, utilities, lighting, sidewalks, curbs, landscaping, signage, and benches.”
It is estimated that the project will take two years to complete.
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Multiple state and county officials will be in attendance at the groundbreaking, including Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship; Senator David Sessions; Alabama Representative Chip Brown; County Commissioners Randall Dueitt, Connie Hudson, and Mercia Ludgood; and Mayor Henry Barnes…