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All Traffic Now Flowing On The New Pensacola Bay Bridge
September 9, 2019
The first half of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge is now official open with traffic flowing both directions.
Highway 98 westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) was transitioned to the new bridge on Sunday.
The temporary configuration for the new bridge will provide two lanes of east and two lanes of westbound traffic, along with a center-lane reserved for emergency vehicles. A multiuse path for pedestrians and bicyclists is expected to be operational near the end of 2019.
With all traffic shifted to the new bridge, construction crews will demolish the current bridge, complete the new westbound structure, and reconstruct the 17th Avenue interchange. All work is currently estimated for completion in mid-2021.
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14 Responses to “All Traffic Now Flowing On The New Pensacola Bay Bridge”
That slight curve you see was a mistake we made but as you can see we got back on course.
The old wooden two lane bridge was just as fast.
..the new bridge is great…once the other half is finished, getting across the bay will be safer for all of us..the biggest problem we face is distracted and impaired drivers along with an epidemic of hit and run drivers..I remember the draw bridge over to the beach , and the 2 -lane bridge over PNS BAY..Just try to be positive about things and you will enjoy life a whole lot more..
WOW…Some if you are so dang dumb…The bridge has NOTHING to do with traffic thru gulf breeze….The old bridge was built in the mid 1960’s…ITS LIFE WAS OVER…The state WANTED to make it a toll bridge and we the locals fought it TOOTH AND NAIL…GEEE MO NETTY!!!!!!
Name the bridge The Blue Angel Skyway Bridge
Such negative people, why don’t you run for office or stop complaining. Have a nice day…
So, this is a nice way to spend a couple hundred million and Al. But……If you don’t think traffic is still gonna bottleneck going to the beach, your ignorant.
As a taxpayer that is even more depressing!!!
@ Alan chances are you will out live this one as well.
surprised county commissioners did figure out a way to make it a toll bridge.
like the beach bridge that was paid for!!!!!!!
I have now outlived a bridge. How depressing.
Hmmm Gulf Breeze needs a 4 lane overpass down the middle of town.
@tg – What’s going on there? I haven’t driven across the new bridge yet. Does it get congested? Is the road messed up from construction? Thanks
Everything is lovely til you reach Gulf Breeze then its no different.