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For Alabama conservatives, toll opposition creates strange political alliances and disputes

For Alabama conservatives, toll opposition creates strange political alliances and disputes AL.com 48 mins ago John Sharp, al.com © John Sharp Alabama Auditor Jim Zeigler speaks during a public hearing hosted by the Common Sense Campaign tea party on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at the Five Rivers Delta Resource Center in Spanish Fort, Ala. Jim Zeigler rattles off the number of followers to his grassroots anti-toll Facebook group like a stock trader can readily recite the number of investors any given day. The Alabama State Auditor notes the “Block the Tolls. Support Accountability” page he has administered since 2019 has 51,600 followers. “They don’t trust the government. They don’t trust (the Alabama Department of Transportation). They don’t trust (the governor’s) administration. There is consensus in my people that there is adequate money coming in to pay for the (Interstate 10) fix.”

Alabama truckers question constitutionality of I-10 toll bridge

Alabama truckers question constitutionality of I-10 toll bridge AL.com 3 days ago John Sharp, al.com © John Sharp A truck approaches the Interstate 10 interchange at U.S. 98 in Daphne, Ala., on Thursday, March 25, 2021. State and local officials are considering the construction of a truck-only bridge over the Mobile River that will be financed through 0 to 5 tolls on large trucks. A truck-only toll would do little to relive congestion through the Wallace Tunnel and could be unconstitutional, according to a letter from the state’s trucking association. The Alabama Trucking Association filed the letter ahead of two key meetings that will determine if a proposed $725 million truck-only bridge over the Mobile River should be included in the transportation plans for Mobile and Baldwin counties.