Emergency Repairs Next Week On Quintette Road Bridge

September 1, 2015

The Quintette Rooad Bridge will be temporarily shifted to a single lane due to bridge repairs from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. beginning Tuesday, September 8 until Friday, September 18.

On June 25, the Escambia County Commission authorized an emergency purchase order to DKE Marine Services for emergency bridge repairs on a portion of the bridge on Quintette Road for $196,369.40.

On Friday, June 19, Escambia County received notification from Infrastructure Engineers, a Florida Department of Transportation bridge inspection contractor, that recommended immediate repair to pilings under the bridge. The repair, the inspectors said, is needed to advance scouring around three pilings under the bridge.

Quintette Road is a major east/west corridor over the Escambia River between Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The bridge was constructed in 1957.

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One Response to “Emergency Repairs Next Week On Quintette Road Bridge”

  1. willis on September 1st, 2015 7:56 pm

    To all those who suffer road rage…
    Better find an alternate route.