U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Mountain Brook, said he feels the Mobile River Bridge project can be revived if leaders find alternative funding for the $2 billion project.
While speaking to a group of business leaders at a Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Jones called the project “stalled” and said he doesn’t think the project is dead, despite comments to the contrary by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.
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