Traffic snarl follows end of Dauphin Island parades | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com

Traffic snarl follows end of Dauphin Island parades | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com: "DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- Traffic on northbound Alabama 193 is snarled from the center of the island well onto the Mobile County mainland this afternon, Dauphin Island police reported.

A police dispatcher said hundreds of people were still stuck in traffic trying to get off the island as of 5 p.m. The traffic problems were a consequence of heavy attendance at today's two Mardi Gras parades, including one that was postponed from a week ago. The dispatcher said cars were backed up in both directions of Bienville Boulevard leading to Ala. 193 and the bridge off the island."