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FDOT Installs Signs, Lowers Speed Limit To Help Stop Highway 29 Truck Rollovers
August 24, 2016
The Florida Department of Transportation is working on their next step to address a problem with a North Century Boulevard curve that has seen multiple semi-truck rollovers.
A FDOT contractor has installed “Curve 30 Mph” signs both north and southbound approaching a curve near Jackson Street, and north and southbound near a curve just north of Burger King. The contractor indicated that additional signs will be installed next week instructing truckers to use the left inside lane and warning of the tipping hazard.
The Florida Department of Transportation has acknowledged the the signage is a temporary fix. FDOT is working to identify a design and construction project to correct the slope of the roadway. Century and Escambia County have both pressed FDOT to eventually fix the elevation problem with the roadway.
Twice this year, semi-trucks rolled over in a curve on North Century Boulevard at Jackson Street. City and county officials believe the curve is badly designed with a slope in the outer lane that is difficult for semis to negotiate at the posted 35 mph speed limit. The amount of lean on an 18-wheeler in the outer lane is demonstrated in the photo at page bottom.
Pictured: A newly installed sign near a on North Century Boulevard near Jackson Street warns drivers to slow for the curve. Pictured below: Another warning sign warns of an approaching curve near Burger King. Century Mayor Freddie McCall is seen observing traffic Tuesday shortly after the signs were installed. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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9 Responses to “FDOT Installs Signs, Lowers Speed Limit To Help Stop Highway 29 Truck Rollovers”
The signs and lower speed limit is to try to help until the real problem can be fixed. Got to have an engineered redesign, design has to be approved, funding approved, bid out for contact to do the work, etc. Probably be at least a year before any actual work on it will happen.
I wonder why they didn’t use the sign with the picture of the truck tilting over?
@ Me and Concerned Citizen – The first report on this said the signs were a temporary measure until they can fix the problem.
Sure hope it helps until the beuracracy (?) gets it fixed.
At some point people need to be responsible for their own actions. If adequate warning is given and you still have a problem who’s really at fault.
They want obey the signs……means more turnovers
That use to be a parking lane before the hwy was 4 lanes. The side of the road is slanted to much and needs to be fixed. Putting the sign up is not fixing the problem. Some of the trucks that take that curve atre top heavy and like I said the road is to slanted. This has been needing fixing for years.
Why not fix the problem?…The highway obviously needs to be re-done in that area…it’s a danger to the community…The signs aren’t enough!!
Problem: “My arm hurts when I do this”
Solution: “Don’t do that”
What’s that saying ?
Oh yeah, ” Here’s Your Sign”.