FDOT: Highway 97 Collapse Repair Costs Over $100K; Work Continues This Week

July 15, 2014

The price tag is in for repairs underway to a collapsed road shoulder on Highway 97.

The total contract for repairs was issued to Scott Bridge, Inc., for $102,577, according to Tanya Branton, public information specials for the Florida Department of Transportation.

Repairs are expected to be complete by the end of this week or the very beginning of next week. Sometime in the next few days, traffic on Highway 97 will be restricted to one lane through the work area, which is near the South Highway 99 intersection – about one mile south of Ernest Ward Middle School.

Back on May 15, the shoulder of Highway 97  collapsed in an existing 50-foot deep gully after a drainage pipe separated and undermined the shoulder. About a month later, the situation worsened, with part of the paved shoulder falling into the hole, prompting temporary repairs by the Florida Department of Transportation. Crews used sandbags to shore up the shoulder on temporary basis back on June 13.

Since the damage occurred after the flooding event that led to a presidential disaster declaration for Escambia County, repair costs for Highway 97 will not be reimbursed by FEMA.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News