No really. Believe it or not one of the 14 proposed solutions to alleviating traffic congestion problems along I-10 through Mobile - specifically across the Mobile River through the 4-lane Wallace Tunnel - was to build a bridge from Fort Morgan to Dauphin Island.
Officials began looking for alternatives to the Wallace Tunnel years ago to try to ease the flow of traffic along I-10.
They initially came up with 14 proposed routes, including bridges between Mobile and Fairhope and a connector between Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan.
We're inclined to think someone came up with the bridge idea during one of those brainstorming sessions where no idea, no matter how off-the-wall, is immediately tossed out. They all get written down for later consideration.
We really don't care to know if in reality our hard-earned tax dollars hired a consultant from out of state to come up with this one.