Comments on: Alabama Paves Route Across Perdido River; Florida Side Remains Dirt

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:23:35 +0000

Mud and silt suspended in water will go wherever the water goes. If the sand bars are stopping the water, they are stopping the mud and silt. If they are not stopping the water, they are not stopping what is suspended in the water.

David contemplating hydrology
or something like that

By: ME

ME — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:21:14 +0000

“If it gets muddy in the ditches, that means the ditches are carrying silt away to the river. The silt can overload the river, making it harder for fish’s gills to work, covering aquatic plants and killing them. Most of our creeks and rivers used to be much deeper than they currently are.”

If that is the case we better hire a crew to start clearing out log jams that have been on the rivers since Hurricane Ivan. The log jams have created sand bars where the river used to be 10-15′ deep.

The FL side of the bridge is relatively flat, unlike the AL side which drained straight into the river. The “mud” on the FL side would also have to make it past the sand bars before it can drain into the river.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:29:11 +0000

REGARDING:
“The Florida side does not even get muddy except in the ditches. Why does it matter if they pave it or not? You can drive a car down it after a rain with no problem. ”

If it gets muddy in the ditches, that means the ditches are carrying silt away to the river. The silt can overload the river, making it harder for fish’s gills to work, covering aquatic plants and killing them. Most of our creeks and rivers used to be much deeper than they currently are. It’s been rough on native flora and fauna.

David for clean, clear, deep draft streams

By: ME

ME — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:30:03 +0000

The Florida side does not even get muddy except in the ditches. Why does it matter if they pave it or not? You can drive a car down it after a rain with no problem.

Also, there is not one owner of the property. It is in a life estate, with about 20-30 different family members who “own” it.

I use to have to drive it everyday when it was dirt going back and forth to work in Mobile so nobody was happier to see it paved than me. But the FL side has never been a problem.

By: County Should Take It

County Should Take It — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:40:48 +0000

I wish the county would take ownership of that portion. Ever since Mr. Barrineau passed away, the whole estate has gone to crap. The majority of the family that took it over don’t deserve it. Never around when they were needed, but quick to take claim once he was gone.

By: KB

KB — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:51:30 +0000

“Good Ole Boy” politics, pretty much sums it up!

By: Rusty

Rusty — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:23:17 +0000

This route saves me about 26 miles round trip from my house to Baldwin Co. I would sure like to see Escambia Co. pave their portion.

By: Thinker

Thinker — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:28:51 +0000

Should get real exciting when a lost tourist hits that mud on the FL side this winter. Sad that the owner family doesn’t want FL to pave it.

By: barrineau

barrineau — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:02:52 +0000

I know the majority of traffic on this road other than the random citizen are farmers but mostly logging trucks. The county saw fit to build a new bridge,install countless no parking signs and grade it every so often..Take that money and pave it !

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:35:28 +0000

Oversight…It’s called a quit claim, not a quick claim.