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Commission preserves local names for Beach Express roads despite state Highway 161 designation
Summary
The commission approved two resolutions to preserve local recognition of the Foley Beach Express and Bowwin Beach Express names for 911 and addressing purposes after the state designated those corridors as Highway 161.
The commission considered two separate resolutions to preserve local recognition of roadway names after the state assigned the corridors a numerical designation. Staff explained the state will refer to the corridor as Highway 161, but the county may adopt resolutions to retain local names for addressing and 911 purposes.
Commissioners voted separately to adopt two resolutions (listed in the packet as resolutions 2026-114 and 2026-115) to continue local recognition of the Foley Beach Express and the Bowwin Beach Express within unincorporated Baldwin County for addressing and emergency-response purposes. The motions carried.
Staff said the move avoids changing residents' addresses and maintains established local place names for 911 dispatch. No change to physical signage or state numbering was described in the meeting; the resolutions preserve local naming for county records and addressing systems.
