These Are This Week’s Road Construction Traffic Delay Hotspots

December 20, 2021

Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

In preparation for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, there will be no lane closures or other activities that impede traffic on major state roads beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23 and ending at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3.

Escambia County

-        U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures and lane shifts on the Pensacola Bay Bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 22. Crews will be using lanes on the current bridge as a platform to pour concrete decks for the westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) structure.

  • North Ninth Avenue (State Road (S.R.) 289) Carpenters Creek Bridge Replacement- All travel lanes are temporarily shifted to the northbound side of the bridge as crews replace the southbound portion of the structure. Additionally, drivers may encounter intermittent temporary lane closures from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20 through Wednesday, Dec. 22 as crews mobilize materials and equipment.
  • West Cervantes Street (U.S. 90) Pedestrian Safety Improvement – Drivers will encounter inside lane closures between A and N streets as crews perform median improvements and install poles for pedestrian traffic signals.
  • Nine Mile Road (U.S. 90) Widening from Beulah Road to Pine Forest Road (S.R. 297) – Drivers will encounter temporary and intermittent daytime lane closures Monday, Dec. 20 through Wednesday, Dec. 22, as crews place final striping and complete final work items.

-       U.S. 29 Widening from Interstate 10 (I-10) to Nine Mile Road (U.S. 90) – Drivers will encounter intermittent lane closures and shifts from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on U.S. 29, between I-10 and Nine and Half Mile Road, and on Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 interchange to allow crews to place the thermoplastic striping and to perform worklist items.

  • Sorrento Road (S.R. 292) Intersection Improvements at Innerarity Point (County Road 292A) – Motorists can expect intermittent daytime shoulder closures Monday, Dec. 20 through Wednesday, Dec. 22, as crews place a watermain.
  • Beulah Road (S.R. 99) Routine Maintenance at Kaheeley Ridge Subdivision – Drivers will encounter inside lane closures, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 22, as crews perform paving operations.
  • S.R. 173 Routine Maintenance North Sorrento Road – Drivers will encounter inside lane closures, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 22 as crews perform paving operations.
  • Garden Street Routine Utility Maintenance near Centennial Bank – Drivers will encounter inside lane closures, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, as crews install equipment.

Santa Rosa County

  • Pensacola Bay Bridge (U.S. 98) Replacement – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures and lane shifts on the Pensacola Bay Bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 22. Crews will be using lanes on the current bridge as a platform to pour concrete decks for the westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) structure.
  • I-10 Resurfacing East of S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard) to East of S.R. 87 – The eastbound lane will remain reduced to one lane at the County Road 191 Overpass Bridge (Exit 26) until work associated with bridge approach construction is complete.  Motorists can also expect intermittent lane closures from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Dec. 22 as crews perform construction activities.
  • U.S. 98 Widening from Bayshore Road to Portside Drive – Major roadway construction activities are currently underway. Improvements include widening the roadway from four to a six-lanes with a raised median, safety, and drainage upgrades, resurfacing Avalon Boulevard from U.S. 98 to Garcon Point Bridge, extending the existing shared-use path on the south side of U.S. 98 from Gondolier Boulevard, and new signage and pavement markings.
  • S.R. 87 Routine Utility Maintenance between S.R. 89 to Brock Avenue – Motorists can expect intermittent lane closures, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20 through Wednesday, Dec. 22, as crews perform power pole maintenance.

All activities are weather-dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.

Comments

One Response to “These Are This Week’s Road Construction Traffic Delay Hotspots”

  1. Edward A Allen on January 1st, 2022 1:49 pm

    Inexpensive suggestion to help ease north bound traffic on Pine Forest Rd between
    I-10 and Nine Mile Rd. Eliminating the two bike lanes (north and south) should allow enough additional roadway to add another north bound lane. The only cost would be the repainting of traffic lanes.

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