Quintette Road Resurfacing Begins

April 11, 2011

Santa Rosa County has begun construction of a 5.8 mile resurfacing project on Quintette Road, also known as County Road 184, between Chumuckla Highway (C.R. 197) and the Escambia River Bridge. No road closures are anticipated but some delays should be expected. The project is anticipated to be complete by mid-June unless there are significant weather delays.

The placement of asphalt leveling courses with a motor grader to fill depressions and wheel ruts will begin on Monday, April 11. For safety purposes, a temporary centerline stripe is painted as needed each day. Motorist may mistake one of the leveling courses as the final pavement surface. However, the roadway leveling is an intermediate phase of the project and the final pavement surface will be placed by a paving machine, resulting in a much smoother surface.

The project cost is expected to be $1.2 million with 75 percent funded by the Florida Department of Transportation through a Small County Outreach Program grant. The county will be responsible for the remaining 25 percent, much of which will be met with in-kind services such as labor, equipment and materials for drainage and shoulder work performed by the Santa Rosa County Road and Bridge Department.

Quintette Road runs from Highway 29 in Escambia County to Chumuckla Highway in Santa Rosa County. It is the only roadway across the Escambia River between Highway 4 in Century and Highway 90 in Pensacola.

Comments

5 Responses to “Quintette Road Resurfacing Begins”

  1. leslie on April 12th, 2011 6:37 pm

    i drive this road everyday… there was not a prob with this road to begin with.. i can think of many other things to use the money for.. also the past two days i have had to wait @ 10 minutes in line, just to see the workers standing around talking, and eating and none of the machines being used… waste of time and money….. this is crazy!!!! i also no for a fact that the guy that was driving the follow truck yesterday ran into the circle k, went to the bathroom and got something to eat while people wait for him to guide them through the traffic

  2. renegade on April 11th, 2011 8:27 pm

    Oh my…..watch out for the D.O.T.’s :)

  3. sniper on April 11th, 2011 3:19 pm

    Glad to see this story get published. i live off of scenic and take quintette to work in atmore everyday. thanks william.

  4. D.Willis II on April 11th, 2011 11:25 am

    Mary, no one related to this arcticle. You live in Escambia and this project is in Santarosa.

  5. Mary on April 11th, 2011 5:04 am

    got a question..who do I need to call about repaving/resurfaceing my road??? sunshine Hil Rd…

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