SPANISH FORT, Ala. (AP) -- Hundreds of people turned out for a meeting organized by opponents of a plan to use tolls to pay for a $2 billion bridge planned for Mobile.
Speakers at the forum held Thursday night at a community center in Spanish Fort say one-way tolls of as much as $6 would crimp their household budgets.
About 150 people attended the meeting, and many of them opposed the tolls. News outlets report about the same number was turned away because of the size of the crowd.
The proposed Interstate 10 bridge across the Mobile River and Mobile Bay would stretch about 10 miles and rise hundreds of feet above the water near downtown.
Supporters say the project is needed to eliminate congestion and improve safety, and officials are looking at funding alternatives.