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Grants Will Widen Highway 4, Molino Road, Crabtree Church Road, Jahaza Street and Fairground Road
June 20, 2008
If funding is approved by the state, Highway 4, Molino Road, Crabtree Church Road, Jahaza Street, and Fairground Road will be getting five foot wide paved shoulders.
The Escambia County Commission approved resolutions at their Thursday night meeting to apply for grants totalling $6.1 million from the Florida Department of Transportation for the paved shoulders.
If funding is approved by the state, the paved shoulders, five feet wide on each side, would be added to:
- Crabtree Church Road from Highway 97 to Sunshine Hill Road
- Molino Road, Jahaza Street and Fairground Road from Highway 29 to Molino Fairground Park
- Highway 4 from Highway 29 in Century west to Highway 97 in Davisville
- Highway 4 from Highway 29 in Century east to the Santa Rosa County line
According to the resolutions approved by the commission, the five foot wide shoulders would provide a safety buffer and an area for increased bicycle traffic. Don Sutton Ballpark is located on Crabtree Church Road. Molino Road, Jahaza Street and Fairground Road all lead to the Molino Fairground Park.
“Traffic congestion, traffic crashes and pollution of the environment all stand to be reduced through a decrease in the dependence on motor vehicles,” the resolutions read. “Escambia County is attempting to alleviate the burgeoning demand created by motor vehicles on the roadway system.”
If the grants are awarded, the funds would be paid to Escambia County to begin the projects in the first quarter of 2009.
The Highway 4 portion of the project is about 15 miles total, and it would receive $4.4 million. The Crabtree Church Road portion of the project is about 2.5 miles and would receive $750,000. The Molino Road to Fairground Park portion of the project is about three miles and would receive $950,000.
Pictured above: Highway 4 west of Byrneville. NorthEscambia.com photo.
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