Slow Go: Here Are This Week’s Traffic Delay Spots

June 25, 2018

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:

  • U.S. 29 Widening from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 (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. Sunday, June 24 through Saturday, June 30 as follows:
    • Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new center bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Friday.
    • U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drivers may experience alternating lane closures as crews continue drainage and paving operations. U.S. 29 lane restrictions are Monday through Saturday.
    • Northbound traffic has been shifted onto the newly constructed bridge section as demolition and reconstruction efforts continue on the northbound span.
    • Due to the increased vertical clearance of the new bridge, the on-ramp has been extended up to the entrances of Emerald Cuts Salon and the Unitarian Universalist Church. This temporary shift will affect access to businesses and residences on the east side of U.S. 29 between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road. For the next 60 days, motorists seeking access to properties on the east side of U.S. 29 will utilize the northbound on-ramp.  Only right turns will be permitted for vehicles exiting driveways from these properties between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road.
  • U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road – Paving operations continue between Muscogee Road and West 9 ½ Mile Road.  Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 24 through Thursday, June 28.

·         I-10 / U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- The following traffic impacts are planned on I-10 and U.S. 29 near the interchange (Exits 10) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 24 through Thursday, June 28:

    • Alternating lane closures on I-10 east and westbound and U.S. 29 north and southbound.
    • The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
    • Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 north and south (Exit 10).

·         U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement-There will be 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, June 24 through Thursday, June 28 as crews perform construction activities.

·         U.S. 98 (Lillian Highway) Resurfacing from Perdido Bay Bridge to Dogtrack Road- Crews will perform paving operations the week of Monday, June 25.  Alternating lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

·         S.R. 10A (Cervantes Street) Crosswalk Maintenance from Palafox Street to B Street – East and westbound alternating lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, June 25 through Thursday, June 28 as crew paint crosswalks.

·         U.S. 90 (Mobile Highway) Intersection improvement at County Road (C.R.) 99 (Beulah Road)- Beulah Road will be closed to traffic, just north of Mobile Highway, from 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 25 as crews perform drainage work.  A signed detour will be in place.  Paving operations will take place Tuesday, June 26 through Friday, June 29 with alternating lane closures in effect from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

·         S.R. 292 (Perdido Key Drive) Underground Utility and Paving Operations at Key Largo Boulevard- Traffic will encounter lane closures at Key Largo Boulevard from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.  Tuesday, June 26 and Wednesday, June 27 as crews locate existing utilities and perform paving operations.

·         S.R. 296 (Bayou Boulevard) Turn Lane Closure- The westbound, right turn lane on Bayou Boulevard, just east of 9th Avenue, remains partially closed until 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 6 as crews install drainage structures for new private commercial businesses.

Santa Rosa County:

·         U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – There will be 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, June 24 through Thursday, June 28 as crews perform construction activities.

  • S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Crews will be paving the intermittent lane shifts from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. the week of Monday, June 25 between Eglin Air Force Base boundary and two miles south of the Yellow River as crews pave the roadway.

Additionally, traffic between C.R. 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.

  • 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 Avalon Boulevard from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 24 through Friday, June 29 as crews widen the roadway. In addition, southbound traffic on Avalon Boulevard will be shifted to the west near the I-10 interchange the week of Monday, June 25.  The temporary configuration will remain in place throughout the summer months as crews reconstruct the northbound lanes of Avalon Boulevard. Two lanes of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times.

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.

Pictured: Nine Mile Road at Untreiner Avenue, just west of Highway 29, Sunday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News