Bad News For Walnut Hill Drivers: Temp Bridge Weeks Away

September 22, 2017

Bad news for drivers in part of Walnut Hill…expect an emergency bridge detour to last for at least a month.

That’s the word from the Florida Department of Transportation, which Wednesday ordered the emergency closure of the Arthur Brown Road bridge over Boggy Creek. The bridge near the Walnut Hill Baptist Church  failed two inspections on Wednesday.

In July, work began at the location to construct a temporary road and bridge in order to construct a new permanent bridge. Thursday, FDOT officials reported that the it will take another 30 to 45 days to complete the temporary bridge. That means a minimum seven mile detour for local residents.

A new bridge, with 11-foot travel lanes, six-foot shoulders and a solid concrete barrier railing, is due to be completed next spring.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

5 Responses to “Bad News For Walnut Hill Drivers: Temp Bridge Weeks Away”

  1. Janie Creighton on September 25th, 2017 12:46 pm

    Crabtree is closed, Molino Road is closed, Hwy 112 will be closed and now this new closure. I sure hope they get some of these bridges fixed. I have been traveling miles, like many miles in detours of the past several months. They have built buildings faster than fixing these roads.

  2. Brian on September 22nd, 2017 2:47 pm

    Hwy 168 is still closed, it’s been months and barely anything has been done. Some of these detours are long and are now adding up

  3. 168 resident on September 22nd, 2017 12:36 pm

    Sam….as of the morning NO.

    Hope…I’d say 5 or 6. Not really sure.

  4. Hope on September 22nd, 2017 9:43 am

    How many bridges are out at the same time in this county????

    Really need to fix those before closing another road.

  5. Sam on September 22nd, 2017 5:14 am

    What about the bridge on 168? Is it open now?

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