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Most Of Crumbling North Highway 99 Repaired In Two Days
November 27, 2019
Most of the crumbling and sinking on North Highway 99 has now been repaired.
Shortly after a $2.4 million resurfacing project on the roadway from Oak Grove to Bratt was completed in July, the asphalt began to sink, crack and literally slide under the weight of passing traffic.
Crews from project contractor Panhandle Grading and Paving spent Monday and Tuesday milling and resurfacing the problem spots. They were set to return Wednesday in order to complete the repairs by Thanksgiving, but the weather may force a delay.
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Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry said testing is still underway to determine exactly why the asphalt began to slide in spots. Those lab results are not back yet, but Barry pushed for repairs to begin this week.
The repairs are expected to cost less than $50,000, but exactly who will foot the bill remains to be seen after a cause is determined.
Pictured: A portion of North Highway 99 just south of Hanks Road in Bratt is resurfaced Tuesday afternoon. The bottom two photos show damage prior to repairs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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10 Responses to “Most Of Crumbling North Highway 99 Repaired In Two Days”
Omg if this is what they call fixed now lord have mercy…..its just awful and right before u turn on hwy 168 there was a BAD sink hole and it seems to be dropping in again they have still up one of those blinking barriers and the patch work they so call looks like s 4th grader could have done…they just need to RE-DO THE WHOLE Road..at the first contractor s expenses no ours….its just awful
This doesn’t appear to be an asphalt installation problem but a subgrade material compaction issue. Had there been an issue with just the asphalt, the road base underneath would not have collapsed leaving the rut. Hopefully the issue has been corrected and all is well.
100% the contractors fault. Asphalt paving isn’t complicated. It only gets complicated if you don’t know what you are doing or you cut corners. Hope the fix works better than the Beulah Road nightmare.
@yellarhammer If that were the case every road in Escambia county would look the same way. I have experience with threshold inspectors and I guarantee this was a combination of substandard workmanship and uneducated (read lazy) inspectors.
The asphalt was installed under specifications provided by county engineers. Probably was a cheap short cut don’t blame contractor they where following guidelines lines.
So now we have a brand new road that has been patched up in less than 6 months. Really sounds like we spent our money wisely this time!!!!
I feel confident this 2 day fix will hold up for the next 18 years.
Frankly, I don’t see how you can repair something that you do not know the cause???
Someone may have jumped the gun to look good politically…
Still do not know why, then someone may be repairing it again…
Sure it’ll be just fine
The road looks really good but let’s see if it holds up.thank you guys for fixing the road