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I-10, Highway 29 Interchange Improvements Are Complete
October 4, 2018
Construction is complete on a $8.5 million project to improve the I-10, Highway 29 interchange in Escambia County.
The improvements include removing the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 south (Exit 10B), constructing a new exit ramp (Exit 10), installing a traffic signal on U.S. 29 for I-10 westbound traffic connecting to U.S. 29 southbound, and widening the bridge on I-10 eastbound to eliminate the left-side merge from U.S. 29 southbound.
The speed limit on I-10, near Exit 10 (U.S. 29) will remain 60 mph.
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13 Responses to “I-10, Highway 29 Interchange Improvements Are Complete”
Looks Great, but will the Avalon Blvd ever be completed. it was under construction before all the local I-10 Improvements and its still not done.
There is a final phase that will go through straight and use parts of the current road ad ramps. Look it up.
Big improvement! Merging into eastbound I-10 from Hwy 29 used to be the stuff of nightmares. Now its very smooth.
DOT…there’s no more ROOM under the bridge to add lanes…LOOK next time you drive thru holding up traffic.
The only thing better is the widened bridge on I-10 eastbound. The rest is worse. Removed a perfectly good 3/4 circle off-ramp and added a light to stop more traffic.
Sure would have been nice if they would have created a separate lane for the folks who exited I10 to head south. That way, the remaining 29 southbound traffic would not have to stop. Similar to what they did at Davis Hwy at I10…
Makes such a big difference when merging onto I10E, esp in the morning rush traffic
Plenty of time to pat yourselves on the back – move on with the rest of the snails pace road work…
Wonderful!!!! That was the first left hand entrance to an interstate I had ever encountered when I moved here in 93. SCARIEST one I ever used anywhere!! Glad it is gone!!
they could have also made the west bound lane longer from 29 to I10
This is a great improvement. Why not improve the interchange for traffic merging onto I-10 west from the northbound side of highway 29? This has the same problem as the one that was improved for the merge of eastbound traffic.
In my opinion…several times while waiting on the light after exiting I 10 wanting to head south on 29…vehicles ….traveling North on 29 have run the red light. DOT needs a flashing light BEFORE the overpass alerting travelers driving NORTH. The traffic signal is located in a bad location. Accident’s waiting to happen.
Big improvement.