FDOT November 21, 2018 Escambia County Traffic Alert

Contact: Tanya Branton, (850) 330-1599, [email protected]

Chipley– Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.  

Lane closures associated with normal construction activities along Interstate 10 and major state roads will be suspended from 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25.  Debris removal and disposal services across Northwest Florida will continue except on Thursday, Nov. 22.  During debris removal operations traffic flaggers will be onsite to assist with traffic control.  Motorists and pedestrian traffic are reminded to watch for workers and heavy equipment entering and exiting the roadway. 

Escambia County:

• U.S. 29 Widening from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 (Nine Mile Road) – The following traffic impacts will occur Monday, Nov. 26 through Saturday, Dec. 1. Work requiring lane restrictions will take place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

• Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 Overpass: Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new northbound bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Friday.
• U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drainage and paving operations continue.  Drivers can expect alternating lane closures Monday through Saturday.

• U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Construction activities continue.  Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Dec. 2.
• U.S. 98 (Lillian Highway) Resurfacing from the Perdido Bay Bridge to Dog Track Road– Paving operations continue from the Perdido Bay Bridge to Dog Track Road. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Dec. 2.

• Crary Road Bridge Replacement-  Crary Road will be temporarily closed between Tedder Road and Byrneville Road as crews construct a bridge culvert.  Motorists will be detoured via County Road (C.R.) 4 and Byrneville Road.
• U.S. 98 (East Chase Street) Resurfacing from North Palafox Street to Bayfront Parkway- There will be paving operations from Palafox Street to the I-110 ramps Sunday, Dec. 2 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Bratt Road Bridge Replacement over Canoe Creek-  Work activities will begin the week of Monday, Nov. 26.  Bratt Road will continue to be closed near Canoe Creek during construction. Drivers on Bratt Road, west of the bridge, will be detoured to Pine Barren Road and C.R. 4.  Drivers east of the bridge will be detoured east on Bratt Road. 
• I-10 and I-110 Maintenance in Pensacola- There will be intermittent and alternating lane restrictions along I-10, east and westbound, and I-110, north and southbound, in Pensacola from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26 through Thursday, Nov. 29 as crews perform maintenance activities. 

All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled 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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