A new pedestrian path planned in south Foley will connect two existing sidewalk systems, expanding walkable access to local schools, neighborhoods, and nearby amenities.
The Foley City Council has approved a professional services proposal to design the new path along 9th Avenue, spanning from South Pine Street to Alabama 59. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in early 2027.
The proposed 9th Avenue walkway will extend approximately 1,400 feet from Alabama 59 to the northeast corner of the Foley High School campus. Once completed, the route will link highway sidewalks with paths leading to Foley High School, the Aaronville community, and Florence B. Mathis Elementary School.
Foley City Engineer Taylor Davis noted that the project will connect walkways previously built using funding from the federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP).
“We completed the TAP grant sidewalk in front of the high school on 9th Avenue two or three years ago, and we’re just now completing the TAP grant on 59. So this would connect over there to it,” Davis said.
The project aligns with other major pedestrian infrastructure improvements across the city. Foley is currently completing a separate sidewalk segment on Alabama 59 between Pride Drive and Azalea Avenue. That stretch forms the final portion of a four-mile walkway system extending along the highway from Miflin Road (Baldwin County 20), south of the Tanger Outlet Center, north to Peachtree Avenue.
Additionally, the 9th Avenue path will tie the Alabama 59 walkways into the Cedar Street sidewalk network. Construction along Cedar Street already provides three miles of continuous pedestrian access from 9th Avenue north to West Peachtree Avenue, with recent council approval expanding the network further north to Village Square Boulevard.
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