Wasson Ave. Temporarily Closed to Through Traffic for Bridge Replacement

Posted on: May 12th, 2025 | Announcements Press Releases Featured News Road Closures

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. – Wasson Avenue in Prichard will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday, May 19, 2025 for a bridge/culvert replacement over Gum Tree Branch.

This closure is expected to last approximately six months; however, all construction projects are weather-dependent.

Detour signs will be in place before the closure. The main detour route for Wasson Avenue is Whistler Street to West Turner Road to North Wilson Avenue to Chieftain Way to Iroquois Street to Thompson Boulevard.

Motorists are asked to allow extra travel time during this closure.

This temporary closure is in Mobile County Commission District 1.

This construction project is funded through the 2018 Pay-As-You-Go Transporation Improvement Program. Pay-As-You-Go is a method of financing road and bridge improvements with no new taxes or debt. Funds are collected in advance of each road program. Beginning in 1977, Mobile County’s Pay-As-You-Go has committed more than $1 billion to local road improvements. It has been approved by voters each of the 20 times it has appeared on a ballot. All of the Mobile County Pay-As-You-Go Transportation Improvement Program booklets may be viewed at: https://www.mobilecountyal.gov/government/departments/pay-as-you-go/