The Foley Beach Express (FBX) is definitely expressway grade. There is> absolutely no development along the corridor, a few paltry at-grade> crossings with US 98 and a few county roads, and controlled> intersections with any other miniscule side roads in the area> (including a few dirt roads). I never knew South Alabama could be so> devoid of population.

Orange Beach and the coastal areas still show the scars of Hurricane> Ivan, several months after it made landfall. Many camps and small> businesses remain in ruin and disrepair, and empty waterfront lots sit> where homes used to be. This still hasn't quelled the building boom,> as more new condos are under construction and cleared land for new> development is quite evident.>

The various bridges over the waterways in the area are of very high> quality, and look to be of recent construction.>

Somebody tell FLDOT how to build a road through a resort area like> Alabama does. That road (292) must be a pain in the summer.>

I entered Pensacola from the SW; is this the bad part of town? It> looked rather run down. Pensacola's downtown was unexpectedly cute,> broken only by parking lots and newer office towers.>

Clinched I-110. The whole of the 110 is being rebuilt, I assume this> is a widening to 6 overall lanes. Signage was scant and driving> through the construction zone was rather tricky. I was rather> underwhelmed by it all.>

The section of I-10 from US 90 ALT to the middle of Baldwin Co. is one> of the most boring, empty, lifeless highways I have ever driven.>

Justin Priola>

Justin Priola wrote:>

MS has widened I-10 to three lanes from the Long Beach exit to the> Ocean Springs exit, about 25 miles,

and also a short distance from the MS 43 exit to the Diamondhead exit> in Hancock Co., including the Wolf River bridge.

A new exit has been constructed in the Dawes area in Mobile Co., EXIT> 10 for a county road.

The Foley Beach Express (FBX) is definitely expressway grade. There

absolutely no development along the corridor, a few paltry at-grade> crossings with US 98 and a few county roads, and controlled> intersections with any other miniscule side roads in the area> (including a few dirt roads). I never knew South Alabama could be so> devoid of population.

The various bridges over the waterways in the area are of very high> quality, and look to be of recent construction.

The section of I-10 from US 90 ALT to the middle of Baldwin Co. is

of the most boring, empty, lifeless highways I have ever driven.