ALDOT Loses Appeal, Ordered to Pay $3.6 Million to Family for Gulf Shores Bridge Property

News Staff • April 10, 2023

ALDOT Loses Appeal, Ordered to Pay $3.6 Million to Family for Gulf Shores Bridge Property

The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a $3.6 million award to the Ellenburg family, who were forced to sell their dream home to the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) for the construction of the new Intracoastal Bridge in Gulf Shores, as reported by WPMI.


ALDOT invoked eminent domain to acquire the approximately 21-acre property, offering the family $1.1 million. The Ellenburgs subsequently sued, arguing that the State failed to provide compensation for the improvements made on the property. A Baldwin County jury ruled in their favor, awarding them $2.9 million in addition to the $1.1 million already paid by the State, plus interest.


ALDOT appealed the decision, but on Friday, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the $3.6 million total award, which includes $2,937,112 plus $756,744.61 in prejudgment interest.


The proposed Intracoastal Bridge project in Gulf Shores has been in the planning stages for four years, facing a year's worth of bid delays to allow Orange Beach the opportunity to negotiate with the owners of the existing toll bridge. In September 2022, ALDOT opened bids for the bridge's construction. Four bids were received, ranging from a low bid of $51,855,705.17 by Scott Bridge Company to $67,132,281.96 by YG Yates Construction. ALDOT estimated the bridge's cost to be between $49 million and $60 million, with an expected completion date in January 2026.


The Intracoastal Bridge project is currently involved in a separate lawsuit brought by the Baldwin County Bridge Company.


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