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Nine Mile, Highway 29 Construction Projects Mostly Undamaged By Sally. Except Maybe All Those Orange Barrels.
September 24, 2020
Hurricane Sally certainly scattered orange barrels everywhere around the Nine Mile Road and the Highway 29 construction zones, but overall the Florida Department of Transportation says both projects faired well.
After the Category 2 hurricane passed, inspectors began assessing the corridor for possible damage, clearing the roadway, replacing traffic control devices and more. And replacing all those orange barrels.
Nine Mile Road
Initial assessments show that the Nine Mile Road construction zone between U.S. 29 and Surrey Drive received minimal damage, according to FDOT.
Over the next week to 10 days, crews will focus on restoring the project to pre-hurricane condition while the area dries out from more than 25 inches of rain brought by Hurricane Sally. Once the project is sufficiently dry, normal operations will resume with crews focusing on paving the new westbound lanes.
Highway 29
Inspections found that the project had minimal damage. Currently, crews are focusing efforts on restoring the project to pre-hurricane condition as the construction zones dry out.
Pictured: Construction on Nine Mile Road. NorthEscambia.com photo.
Comments
5 Responses to “Nine Mile, Highway 29 Construction Projects Mostly Undamaged By Sally. Except Maybe All Those Orange Barrels.”
I have seen and be in charge of overseeing many, many projects. For a very busy intersection and section of Nine Mile Road, there seems to be no priority to get this project to the point where traffic can flow smoothly (again). After months and months of it looking the same, they are finally doing some paving — then we’ll start ALL OVER AGAIN when the do the south side of the road.
There must be some priority and care for the motorists and taxpayers. Get ‘er done!
My son got his first job on this road project and he expects to retire before it is finished.
The nice weather after the storm would have been great for work to be done on the 9 mile road project. Haven’t seen anyone working on the road since before Sally.
Let’s get moving on the road already. Sick and tired of the traffic mess and seemingly no project development.
Oh wow, I thought for sure the project was damaged because I haven’t seen anyone out there working lately.
But then again, there is NEVER anyone out there working, so I guess it is just business as usual.
“Pre hurricane conditions” Is that back to when the road was usable or back to overdue and overbudget? Inquiring minds want to know.