Weekly Traffic Alerts: This Week’s Delays On State Roads

October 1, 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) – The following traffic impacts will take place from Sunday, Sept. 30 through Saturday, Oct. 6. Work requiring lane restrictions will take place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
    • Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 Overpass: North and southbound traffic is 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: Drainage and paving operations continue.  Drivers can expect alternating lane closures Monday through Saturday.
  • U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Construction activities continue.  Drivers will encounteralternating lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 7.
  • State Road (S.R.) 750 (Airport Boulevard) from S.R. 291 (Davis Highway) to S.R. 289 (9th Avenue) – Paving operations continue between Davis Highway and 9th Avenue.  Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 through Thursday, Oct. 4.
  • U.S. 98 (Lillian Highway) Resurfacing from the Perdido Bay Bridge to Dog Track Road– Paving operations continue from the Perdido Bay Bridge to Dog Track Road.  Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct.7.

·         S.R.10/U.S. 90A (Nine Mile Road) Widening from Beulah Road to Pine Forest Road – Beulah Road on the south side of Nine Mile Road will be closed from 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 to 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1 as crew perform utility relocation. Motorist may use Rebel Road and Beulah Church Road as an alternative route. Detour signs will be in place to alert drivers of temporary road closure and detour route.

Santa Rosa County:

  • I-10 Widening from the Escambia Bay Bridge to S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22) – Drivers traveling I-10 and Avalon Boulevard will encounter the following traffic impacts from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the week of Sunday, Sept. 30:
    • Drivers may encounter alternating lane closures on Avalon Boulevard, near the I-10 interchange, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday evenings as crews perform construction activities.
    • Alternating lane closures on I-10 from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of Avalon Boulevard Sunday through Friday as crews widen the roadway.
    • Drivers will encounter new traffic patterns on I-10 east and westbound as crews reconstruct the inside and outside shoulders. This work will continue throughout the fall.
  • U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Construction activities continue.  Drivers will encounteralternating lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 7.
  • S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB boundary to County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) – Traffic between Hickory Hammock Road and the Eglin AFB boundary will continue to be restricted to loads less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is completed.
  • S.R. 4 over Big Juniper Creek Routine Bridge Inspection- Traffic will be reduced to one lane on S.R. 4 over Big Juniper Creek, about one mile west of S.R. 87, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 as crews perform a routine bridge inspection.

All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled 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.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News