Contact: Tanya Branton, (850) 330-1599, [email protected]
Chipley, FL - Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
- State Road (S.R.) 742 (Creighton Road) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway to Scenic Highway –Drivers traveling Creighton Road will encounter traffic pattern changes:
- Creighton Road (Davis Highway to Scenic Highway): Intermittent and alternating lane closures between Davis Highway and Scenic Highway from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 through Saturday, Jan. 20 continue as crews perform milling, paving, sidewalk and curb replacement.
- 9th Avenue/Creighton Road intersection traffic shift: Drivers will experience intermittent and alternating lane closures on 9th Avenue from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. Crews will restripe and shift the lanes westward in preparation for widening operations on the southeast side of the intersection.
- U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road - Alternating lane closures on U.S. 29 north and southbound, from Muscogee Road to West 9 ½ Mile Road, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 through Saturday, Jan. 27 as crews pave the roadway.
- Interstate 10 (I-10) / U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I - The following traffic impacts are planned on I-10 and U.S. 29 near the interchange (Exits 10A and 10B) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 through Thursday, Jan. 18:
- Alternating lane closures on I-10 east and westbound and U.S. 29 north and southbound.
- The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
- The exit ramp from I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 south (Exit 10A) will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured to U.S. 29 north (Exit 10B).
- Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 north (Exit 10B).
- I-10 Widening from Davis Highway to the Escambia Bay Bridge – Intermittent alternating lane closures on I-10, between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and Scenic Highway (Exit 17), and on Scenic Highway, between Whisper Way and Northpointe Parkway, from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 through Thursday, Jan. 18 as crews perform construction activities. The speed limit on I-10 will be reduced to 60 mph during nighttime lane closures.
- U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road – Drivers traveling U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road will encounter traffic pattern changes from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 through Saturday, Jan. 20 as follows:
- S.R. 4 at Escambia River Bridge- Intermittent lane restrictions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 as crews remove drift from underneath the bridge.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.
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