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$2.7 Million Bratt Bridge Replacement To Begin After Yearlong Closure
November 25, 2018
Work is set to begin this week on a $2.7 million project to replace a bridge on Bratt Road that has been closed for almost a year.
The project includes new guardrail, drainage improvements, and new pavement markings. There will not be a temporary bridge installed as previously announced by Escambia County, according to Tanya Branton, public information specialist for the Florida Department of Transportation. The new bridge is expected by be completed by summer 2019.
Bratt Road will continue to be closed near Canoe Creek during construction. Drivers on Bratt Road, west of the bridge, will still be detoured to Pine Barren Road and County Road 4. Drivers east of the bridge are detoured east on Bratt Road.
The $2,727,550.12 contract was awarded to low bidder Murphree Bridge. The second lowest bid submitted by Roads, Inc. was about $69,000 more. Two other bids were $3.12 and $3.16 million.
The bridge averaged 425 vehicles per day prior to closure. It was constructed in 1956.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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By the time this is completed next year, with all the increased traffic over the last year into next, West Hwy 4 will need to be repaved because it’s in terrible condition. And don’t know why they didn’t finish the stripes from Byrneville to Hwy.97, ran out of paint?