“Wreck Central” on State Highway 181 Causes Injuries, Damages
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
September 8, 2025
FAIRHOPE, Ala. A problematic intersection along the State Highway 181 corridor once again proved to be “wreck central”.
An ALEA trooper driving on Highway 181 at the State Highway 104 intersection in front of the Publix, witnessed two vehicles collide, causing injuries and substantial damage to both vehicles.
The Fairhope Police, Fairhope Fire Department, and several ambulances were immediately dispatched to the scene.
A woman was seen crying and upset.
Authorities said that there were no serious injuries.
Since the widening of State Highway 181, there are wrecks almost daily between I-10 and Fairhope, especially at several intersections, including State Highway 104.
In May, Volkert Engineering was selected to do a new environmental engineering study for widening Highway 181 from State Highway 104 south to CR 32, according to ALDOT’s area engineer Matthew Eriksen.
Eriksen said that Volkert will submit three possible plans during the next 8-12 months, and once a plan is selected, right-of-way acquisition will begin, and then utility relocation and actual construction will start only when funding sources are found, he added.
The new study is needed because of the “rapid urbanization” of the area.
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