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Molino Road To Be Closed For Bridge Replacement
December 22, 2016
Molino Road will be closed beginning the first week of January to replace the bridge over Penasula Creek, just east of Sunshine Hill Road.
The project scope includes replacing the bridge, completing drainage improvements and signing and marking. A detour will be in place while the new bridge is built. The detour will consist of Highway 29 to Crabtree Church Road to Sunshine Hill Road to Molino Road, or Molino Road to Sunshine Hill Road to Crabtree Church Road to Highway 29.
The project is expected to be completed in approximately 265 calendar days.
The bridge has reached a level of deterioration to warrant replacement and is next on the list of the FDOT’s Five-Year Work Plan. The project will be funded and the construction work will be performed under contract for the Florida Department of Transportation. After completion of the structure, Escambia County will be responsible for the maintenance of the bridge.
The wood piling supported Molino Road Bridge over Penasula Creek was constructed in 1958.
ictured top: The Molino Road bridge over Penasula Creek. Pictured below: The deteriorating wood pilings that support the bridge. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Molino Road To Be Closed For Bridge Replacement”
Im like you Chris I live right on Molino Road just west of Chance Road… Can’t wait for some quiet time and living on a hill some vehicles pop up going at least 70 or more. Folks are so reckless in this area with Chance Rd at the bottom of a blind hill. Wish they’d close it today!!!
I live on Sunshinehill Rd It is a very narrow old paved rd. Its about 1 mile from Molino Rd. to Crabtree Church Rd. Now for 9 mo. our little 35 mph Rd Will be full of 60 mph drivers ,Big Logging Trucks etc.Could they put some temp. speed bumps in ? Or a police car. Narrow rd. children & pups. Hidden Driveways. Mark my word, some one will be in a crash or two in this time frame. Put Temp bridge like Hwy 97 was.
Just out of curiosity….why would it take so long to replace this tiny bridge? Is the 265 day time period from the beginning of planning and engineering to the end of project or just the construction time for the bridge itself? Just wondering because I’ve read that the 3-lane 1-10 west bound part of the Escambia bay bridge span took less than 2 yrs to complete. Construction began in early 2006 and finished at the end of 2007 so if they can do that much major work in 2 yrs…maybe they need to hire those guys and get in done in about a week…lol.
Chris in Molino – I know how you feel…wish we had some bridges to close on Hwy 97.
>>>Wondering why signs say bridge closure staring 12/20 when it is still open as of today 12/23.
Somebody forgot to the tell the sign guy. “beginning the first week of January’
Wondering why signs say bridge closure staring 12/20 when it is still open as of today 12/23.
Why is it going to take 12 months to replace Now? The project was only suppose to last 6 months! What the heck?
Wow, i thought it was only 6 months of bliss, now you tell me 9. Thanks so much. No more log trucks and everyone else and their grandma doing 80mph by my house. Like i said before, with all traffic diverted to Crabtree Church, i bet they do something about the speed.
Not that it matters. I’ll be thankful for the 9 months of peace and quiet.