Widening project to require road closing

Work on schedule to expand Baldwin County 20 into five-lane artery between Alabama 59 and Beach Express

Friday, April 04, 2008

By GUY BUSBY

Staff Reporter

FOLEY -- As crews work to create a five-lane throughway between Alabama 59 and the Foley Beach Express, Baldwin County 20 will be closed for much of the weekend during construction.

The road between Alabama 59 and Juniper Street will shut down at 6 a.m. Saturday. Work is scheduled to be completed by around noon Sunday, Wendell "Butch" Stokes, city engineer, said Thursday. The closing had been scheduled for last weekend, but was postponed to avoid having the project rained out.

While the road is closed, traffic will be detoured onto Riviera Boulevard and Juniper Street. Baldwin County 20 is south of the Tanger Outlet Center.

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Gulf Shores offers more than just spring break party destination

By MARGARET LITTMAN
For The Tennessean

The Gulf Shores area is actually a composite of three distinct areas — Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach — nestled on the white sands on the Gulf of Mexico 450 miles south of Nashville. These quiet sugar-sand beaches are dotted with multi-million-dollar resort communities featuring breathtaking sunset views, chef-driven restaurants that take advantage of access to fresh-from-the-water fish and golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer.

If you're looking for a more high-end beach vacation, now is the time to plan a Gulf Shores trip for a romantic, grown-up getaway.

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