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Highway 29 Resurfacing From McDavid To Century
September 12, 2011
Work began Monday on a $7.7 million project to resurface about 16 miles of Highway 29 in North Escambia.
The project will consist of resurfacing the roadway, drainage upgrades and placement of new pavement markings from north of Champion Drive in McDavid to the Alabama state line in Century.
Contractor APAC Mid South will begin work on the southern part of the project, according to Tanya Sanders Branton, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Transportation. Motorists can expect minor traffic delays; However, one northbound lane will remain open to traffic. Branton said drivers are reminded to use caution and obey the posted speed limit when traveling through the work zone.
The $70 billion budget signed in May by Gov. Rick Scott included $7,709,279 to resurface the 15.5 mile section of Highway 29 in North Escambia.
Portions of Highway 29 have deteriorated severely, leaving lots of loose rocks — and lots of broken windshields — behind.
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 last month. Work to resurface nearly 16 miles of Highway 29 will begin Monday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Highway 29 Resurfacing From McDavid To Century”
it was last paved about 400 windshields ago.
I’m just glad it’s being resurfaced! This has been needing to be done for quite sometime. Thank you Governor Rick Scott!
That’s right….let’s wait until peak hurricane season and schedule the main evacuation route for re-surfacing.
how long has it been since it was last resurfaced?