Foley residents now have a second north-south access

Foley residents now have a second north-south access
Juniper St. extension opens between Miflin Rd. & Hwy. 59

The Juniper Street extension is now open providing a new route for north-south traffic through south Foley from U.S. 98 to Alabama 59. The new road joins Alabama 59 at the intersection of Baldwin County 20 South and will improve access in an area where more commercial development is taking place. Construction is underway on at least two new hotels as well as other projects near South Juniper Street. The road also provides access to the Tanger Outlet on the east side.
Work began on the project in 2022. McElhenny Construction received the contract for the project after the City Council accepted its bid of $4.53 million.
Completion was delayed by supply chain issues, particularly the availability of the mast arms to support the new signal lights at the intersection of Alabama 59 and Baldwin County 20 South. That phase of the project, on the state highway, was under the administration of the Alabama Department of Transportation.
Those lights were in place by the beginning of May. The final phase of the project consisted of completing the paving and striping the roadway.
In addition to the construction of the roadway and the installation of new mast arms, mast arm poles and signal heads, the project also included new sidewalks on both sides of Juniper as well as curbs, gutters, a transition curb and the milling of transitions for the new paving.