FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts

September 18, 2017

Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

Escambia County

·                  State Road (S.R.) 289 (9th Avenue) at Carpenter Creek- North and southbound outside lanes of 9th Avenue, north of Carpenter Creek, will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews take core samples from the roadway.

·                  U.S. 98 (Gregory Street) to I-110 Southbound off ramp Bridge Painting– Motorists will encounter a traffic shift on the  I-110 to Gregory Street off ramp from 8 p.m.to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews perform painting operations.

·                  Interstate 10 (I-10)/U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- Drivers will encounter the following traffic impacts on I-10 near the U.S. 29 interchange (Exits 10A and 10B) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews perform construction activities.

·         Alternating east and westbound I-10 and north and southbound U.S. 29 lane closures.

·         Intermittent closure of the U.S. 29 south to I-10 eastbound ramp and the U.S. 29 north to I-10 eastbound ramp. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.

·         Intermittent closure of the I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 south ramp (Exit 10A). Traffic will be detoured to Exit 10B.

·         Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 north ramp (Exit 10B).

·         Crews will open an additional “exit only” lane from I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 north (Exit 10B) beginning Thursday, Sept. 21. Traffic on this exit ramp will also be shifted to the outside as crews continue working on the new “Exit 10”.

·                     I-10 Widening from Davis Highway to the Escambia Bay Bridge- Alternating east and westbound lane closures on I-10 between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and Scenic Highway (Exit 17), and on Scenic Highway near the I-10 interchange from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews perform construction activities.

·                  U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road- Drivers traveling U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road will encounter traffic pattern changes from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. as follows:

·         Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: The nightly eastbound traffic shift onto the westbound inside travel lane will begin again Sunday, Sept. 17 as crews continue to prepare the area for construction of the support column for the new center bridge deck

·         U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Alternating lane closures resume Monday, Sept. 18 as crews perform drainage operations.

·                     S.R. 30 (U.S. 98) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- Crews will remove and grade medians this week.  Drivers can expect alternating lane restrictions on Bayfront Parkway between 14th Avenue and the bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 23.  Tuesday, Sept. 19, westbound lane restrictions will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

·                     S.R. 292 (Barrancas Avenue) Underground Utility Operations-  Expect intermittent westbound outside lane closers between  Old Barrancas Avenue and Old Corry Field Road from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 19 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews test and repair air leaks in manholes.

·                     S.R.10A/U.S.98 (Mobile Highway) Turn Lane at Woodside Road-Traffic on Woodside Road may encounter minor delays at the intersection of Mobile Highway from Monday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 22 as utility relocation efforts continue.  There will be no lane closures within the school zone Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  Traffic flaggers will be on site to direct traffic through the work zone. This work is being performed in relation to the current turn lane project.

·                  S.R. 742 (Creighton Road) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway to Scenic Highway– Intermittent and alternating lane closures between Davis Highway and Scenic Highway from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. resume Sunday night, Sept. 17 as crews begin milling and paving operations, and perform sidewalk repairs and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades.

·                  Nine Mile Road (S.R. 10/U.S. 90A) Widening from Pine Forest Road to U.S. 29- Alternating lane closures resume Monday, Sept. 18 on Untreiner Avenue as crews perform jack and bore operations.

Santa Rosa County

·                     U.S. 98 Access Management Improvements (Bal Alex Avenue, Magnolia Manor Drive, El Rito Street, Harvard Drive, Oriole Beach Road)- Intermittent east and westbound lane restrictions on U.S. 98 at the intersection of Bal Alex Avenue  from 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 to 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.  Intermittent and alternating lane closures on U.S. 98 at the intersections of Bal Alex Avenue and El Rito Street from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews continue median improvements.

·                  U.S. 98 Utility Relocation in Gulf Breeze- East and westbound outside lanes near the Hampton Inn will be closed from 8 pm. to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept 18 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews relocate utilities for the City of Gulf Breeze in relation to the Pensacola Bay Bridge project.

·                     U.S. 98 Turn Lane Construction Navarre- Westbound lane closure across from Joybrook Road in Navarre from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Wednesday, Sept. 20 as crews install turn lanes for a new Walmart Neighborhood Market.

·                     S.R. 399 (Pensacola Beach Boulevard) at the U.S. 98 (Gulf Breeze Boulevard) Interchange- Drivers can expect intermittent lane restrictions from 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 to 5:30  a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 on Pensacola Beach Boulevard at U.S. 98 as crews take core samples of the roadway.  Construction activities to include removal of the walking path and asphalt operations are anticipated to begin the week of Sept 25.  Ramp and lane restrictions are only allowed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., only one ramp is allowed to be closed at a time.  During ramp closures, traffic will be shifted into one lane and detoured.  Motorists are reminded to pay attention to the advanced warning signs and signed detour route.

·                  U.S. 98 (S.R. 30) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Crews continue grading, barrier wall construction, and drainage work this week.  Drivers can expect alternating east and westbound lane closures near the bridge in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept 21.  Tuesday, Sept. 19, westbound lane closures will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

·                  I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (Exit 22) –Alternating lane closures on I-10, from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22), from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 21 as crews work to widen the roadway. In addition, alternating lane closures on Avalon Boulevard, near the I-10 interchange, as reconstruction of the Avalon Boulevard overpass continues.

·                  S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB Boundary to Hickory Hammock Road –Traffic between County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads under 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place through late 2018.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News