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Windshield Saver? Work On Hwy 29 From Cantonment To Century
August 15, 2011
Drivers will continue to experience delays on Highway 29 from Century to Cantonment through Tuesday as crews perform maintenance work, including the removal of loose rocks from the roadway.
Portions of Highway 29 have deteriorated severly, leaving lots of loose rocks — and broken windshields — behind. Saturday, crews from Transfield Services began using a large blower to remove loose rocks.
Weather permitting, the contractor will continue work on Highway 29 between Neal Road in Cantonment and Tedder Road in Century from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
There is $7,709,279 in this year’s Florida budget to resurface 15.5 miles of Highway 29 in North Escambia from Pine Barren Road north through Century to the Alabama state line.
Back in February, a Florida Department of Transportation Geotechnical Foundation Investigation crew performed pavement tests on the roadway, and high-powered blowers have been used since in an effort to remove the loose rocks from the crumbling highway.
Pictured above and below: A crew from Transfield Services uses a high power blower to remove loose rocks from Highway 29 near McDavid over the weekend. Work will continue through Tuesday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Windshield Saver? Work On Hwy 29 From Cantonment To Century”
I never travel Hwy 29 from Flomaton to Pensacola. However, I recently made the trip to Pensacola via Hwy 29 and recieved 2 cracked spots on my windshield in one trip before I had even reached the Molino crossroads. This is a problem that needs to be addressed. Just so happens that my insurance deductible was more that the windshield will cost. So now I guess I will drive my vechile with cracks in it.
I don’t quite understand why a common blacktop parking lot needs to have a sealer applied every few years, but the new sections of a major Hwy such as 29 do not get such protection even when new.
The section in Molino already looks like it needs something applied to it, and its almost new.
Wow $7.7 million dollars worth of a paving project for 15.5 miles. While I agree the road needs resurfacing, can we get a warranty on it to last longer than the last time?