Alabama has state specific legislation:

https://www.nfoic.org/alabama-foia-laws/

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I'm just stating their numbers. They've stated $7,000,000 for resto and it'd have be done on-site because due to its diameter it cannot now make it under the I65 overpasses. The $5,000,000 figure is what I heard was budgeted for the rest stop rebuild. Which, in THIS state, means $7.5-10,000,000 when it's finally completed. 🙄😒

I suspect probably at least an order of magnitude higher. Building bespoke structures, even ones without any particular function, is extremely expensive. Just assembling leftover pieces to put a full-size replica of Saturn V on display cost something like $80m in today's dollars

All good, no worries

It's a nice landmark. I'm thinking they'll replace it with a replica.

Sorry if that first reply came off crass, it was not intended to be. We need all the attention to it we can get because A. they'll tear it down regardless even if people somehow did raise the $7mill, or B. the tourism dept is going to put up some God-awful statue or meaningless rocketry display to replace it and not hear the citizens opinions or concerns.

Yeah I did. Three times lol. Want the links? The first had an image attached so it got pulled down "because it's not Sunday" but people still comment on it, second was the same thing just a linked post. The last one was an update linked article to our local news affiliate WHNT Channel 19 here in Huntsville they posted today.

Isn't FOIA just federal government related inquiries though?

Did you post in r/space? cause I did a search and came up with nothing.

If you really wanted get it you could submit a FOIA request for the bids. If Alabama DOT is owning the project you could also likely find the bids on their website. Most DOTs make bid tabs very easy to find.

Someone charging for images of the stars when the public probably funded the equipment used is just pure add-a-middle-man economics, isn't it?

Interesting, thanks for the reply!

For existing images. Same details as Google maps (1m)

I spent six years at Redstone Arsenal and it was always a marker traveling home to Virginia and back. Sad to see it go, but it is one of many of the rockets and missiles on display that have fallen to time and rust. Patrick Air Force base lost their entire rocket garden. Cape Canaveral lost several to hurricanes. White Sands seems to be faring better due to the dryer weather. One of my Pershing missiles is laying on a tarp in Missouri in three pieces.

The crappy thing is its shut down to rebuild/renovate the rest stop...for $5,000,000. I'd be interested in seeing an itemized list for that bill. I just picture the kind of HOUSE I could build for $5,000,000.

If anyone is curious it seems at minimum to cost $20, which is a lot cheaper than I expected.

For $7 million, you gotta imagine you could build a scale replica that's designed to be outdoors indefinitely. Then, respectfully take apart this one and maybe mount the nosecone next to it, or some other easily maintained tribute.

Yeah, it'll be a shame if it needs to go but, the fact that it's lasted this long is a miracle.

I'd put it in my front yard

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They should see if they can auction it off.

Surely someone would want it.

It's not in Huntsville. Or even Madison county.

Cheer? Absolutely not. Just pointing out the truth of this administration.

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It's going to cost at least $7m to temporarily extend the life of a rest stop attraction (assuming it even succeeds). If the city of Huntsville wants to keep it that badly then let them come up with the money.