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FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts

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

Escambia County:

• State Road (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., Friday March 2 to 5:30 a.m. Saturday, 2 Saturday, March 3 continue as crews perform milling, paving, sidewalk and curb replacement.
• U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road – Alternating lane closures on U.S. 29 north and southbound, from Muscogee Road to West 9 ½ Mile Road, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, March 4 through Saturday, March 10 as crews pave the roadway.
• I-10 Widening from Davis Highway to the Escambia Bay Bridge – Intermittent and alternating lane closures on I-10, between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and Scenic Highway (Exit 17), and on Scenic Highway, between Whisper Way and Northpointe Parkway, from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 4 through Thursday, March 8 as crews perform construction activities. The speed limit on I-10 will be reduced to 60 mph during nighttime lane closures.
• U.S. 98 (S.R. 30) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating lane closures on U.S. 98 east and westbound, between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, March 4 through Sunday, March 11 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. Monday, March 5 through Saturday, March 10 as follows:

• • Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: Travel lanes will be reduced to one lane for each direction. Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound OR eastbound lanes throughout the night as crews begin construction of the new center bridge deck.
  • U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drivers may experience alternating lane closures as crews prepare for future traffic shifts.
  • U.S. 29 at Nine Mile Road Overpass: Monday and Tuesday, Mar. 5 & 6, north- and southbound U.S. 29 will be reduced to one lane each and detoured onto the Nine Mile Road off- and on-ramps as crews place the beams for the center portion of the new bridge deck.

·         S.R. 292 (Perdida Key Drive) Turn Lane Construction just east of River Road- Traffic on Perdido Key Drive just east of River Road will encounter intermittent lane restrictions in the center lane from 8 p.m. Thursday, March 8 to 5 a.m. Friday, March 9 as install bi-directional pavement markings in the westbound. Left turn lane in front of La Riva Condominium.
Santa Rosa County:

• I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22) Alternating lane closures on I-10, from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of S.R. 281 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, March 4 through Friday, March 9 as crews widen the roadway. In addition, alternating lane closures on Avalon Boulevard, near the I-10 interchange, will also be encountered as crews reconstruct the overpass.

• U.S. 98 (S.R. 30) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating east and westbound lane closures, between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, March 4 through Sunday, March 11 as crews perform construction activities.

• S.R. 89 North Median Landscape Enhancement- Drivers may encounter intermittent inside lane closures between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, March 5 through Friday, March 9 as crews landscaping the medians.
• 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 less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is complete.

All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.