AL TIG Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Recreation Enhancements: Supplemental Restoration Plan

The Alabama Trustee Implementation Group Restoration Plan III/Environmental Assessment analyzed two recreational enhancement projects at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge – the Mobile Street Boardwalk and Centennial Trail Boardwalk projects. The Mobile Street Boardwalk project was selected for implementation at a cost of $1,189,899. This Draft Supplemental Restoration Plan updates the estimated cost to complete both of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge boardwalk projects, evaluates both projects at their revised costs, and proposes to fund an increase in the budget for the Mobile Street Boardwalk project of approximately $2 million. The proposed budget increase is a result of unforeseen circumstances since the time of the project’s approval in December 2019, including the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the availability and cost of labor and materials, hurricane damage, and a better understanding of the project’s complexity.