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Long Detour: Quintette Road Railroad Crossing Closed Next Week, South Chipper Road Too
January 23, 2021
FOR AN UPDATE TO THIS STORY, CLICK HERE.
UPDATE: We’ve been told this will not happen Monday, but no further information has been provided to Escambia County by CSX.
Railroad crossings on Quintette and South Chipper roads will be closed for several days next week.
So far, Escambia County officials have not been told by CSX exactly which days the crossings will be closed during the week of January 25. NorthEscambia.com will let you know the details as soon as CSX passes along the information.
The South Chipper Road closure will impact just a few residents, but the Quintette Road closure will impact a large number of people in both Escambia and Santa Road counties. The closest detour route is using Highway 90 across the Escambia River, about 30 miles from one side of the crossing to the other. Detouring across the river on the Highway 4 bridge through Century is some 60 miles.
CSX is conducting a crosstie replacement, and each crossing will be closed from two to three days.
During the week of February 1, the railroad crossings on Pauline Drive and Chemstrand Road will be closed, along with three private crossings.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Comments
8 Responses to “Long Detour: Quintette Road Railroad Crossing Closed Next Week, South Chipper Road Too”
What time on Wednesday does it close I wonder?
There should be a minimum 3 day notice for this level of traffic disruption.
Good project management and courtesy are prerequisites.
I sure hope Escambia County fixes the intersection there! It is ridiculous.
This is a main thoroughfare, you would think they could have someone direct traffic and close one lane. They sure don’t mind inconvenience to you cost of going 30 to 60 miles out of your way
County should have already put a road from quintet to McKenzie. Pipe line can cut and lay pipe in a week but it takes 19 to 20 years to build a needed exit out of this area anyway because of the railroad which has trapped us in here several times
Just saying
Thanks for the update. I need to go that way on Wednesday. Please post as soon as you receive any updates. Thanks!!
They need to work on Becks Lake Rd. The crossing is extremely rough.
This is the railroad. They do what they want when they want to and really don’t care if you like it Simply awful organization. Absolutely no logic to anything they do.
For a busy road such a Quintette, I would think they could build a temporary crossing with some packed dirt and election paving, close it to all commercial trucks, and just let cars and pickups use it. Once work is complete, just remove it.