The director of the Alabama Dept. of Transportation (ALDOT) is facing a lawsuit from a private toll bridge operator, who says its plan to construct a public, toll-free bridge near the state’s Gulf Coast is a deliberate attempt to undermine its business and cost it hundreds of millions of dollars.
John Cooper, in his capacity as director of ALDOT, is named in the suit brought by the Baldwin County Bridge Co., (BCBC) filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court Oct. 20, for its plan to construct a new bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway that ALDOT says will alleviate congestion and provide another safe evacuation route for residents.