With Alabama’s economy reopening in phases starting Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 5 p.m. American Roads announced that the bridges in Orange Beach/Gulf Shores, Tuscaloosa and the Montgomery area will resume accepting cash toll payments at the same time.

UPDATE: Aquatics Center reopening postponed to Friday, May 8th due to repairs

The southerly Canal Road eastbound lane near Alabama Credit Union will be closed starting Thursday night, April 30th, at 9 p.m. and ending Friday morning, May 1st, at 8 a.m. due to the lowering of a 12-inch sanitary sewer force main.

The work will take place in front of the Alabama Credit Union, 24254 Canal Road.

Please use caution and obey all signage/traffic control. 

APRIL 28, 2020 | Officer of Governor Kay Ivey | PRESS RELEASE

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday issued a Safer at Home order to be applied Statewide. The order will be effective Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. and will expire on Friday, May 15, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Alabama Department of Public Health | April 28, 2020

'Safer at Home' Statewide Public Health Order - Frequently Asked Questions about Beaches

1. I’ve heard that the beaches are re-opening. Does that mean the beaches will return to normal?

During the meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the Orange Beach City Council approved the low bid to construct the new 24/7 Adult Fitness Center on the Orange Beach Recreation Center campus. Stuart Construction LLC was awarded the contract, with a not-to-exceed cost of $2,968,082.

Pardon Our Progress: Expect lane closures on Canal Road on Monday, April 27th as ALDOT’s Canal Road widening contractor will be onsite to place asphalt leveling at drainage crossings to smooth out where the roadway has settled. 

To add some encouragement during stressful times and to show how tough times can produce positive effects, look no further than author Tracy Ryder Bradshaw. 

U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne in Alabama's First Congressional District on Wednesday sent Governor Kay Ivey a report outlining RECOMMENDATIONS to begin safely reopening businesses in Southwest Alabama. The recommendations from the Task Force, which Byrne formed for his district, are that businesses, restaurants, and our beaches should reopen beginning May 1.