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FDOT Announces The Completion Of I-10/I-110 Safety Improvements, Shortly After Fatal Crash
November 12, 2022
The same week after a 19-year old man died in a single vehicle wreck there, the Florida Department of Transportation announced that they have completed a $1.5 million safety improvement project at the I-10/I-110 interchange.
The man was traveling north on the I-110 ramp to I-10 westbound Wednesday morning when his SUV went off the roadway and collided with a guardrail and concrete traffic barrier about 9:10 a.m., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected.
The safety improvement project included reducing the speed limit from 45 to 35 mph on that ramp.
Other project improvements cited by officials included:
Milling and resurfacing ramps to improve ride quality.
Applying an anti-skid surface to all ramps.
Adding audible edge lines along the outside edges of the ramps to alert drivers of the edge of the roadway.
Installing raised rumble strips across the I-110 northbound to I-10 eastbound travel lanes.
Improving guardrails, signage, and pavement markings.
FDOT said the goal of the project over the last several months was to improve safety for the estimated 90,000 drivers who travel through the interchange daily.
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18 Responses to “FDOT Announces The Completion Of I-10/I-110 Safety Improvements, Shortly After Fatal Crash”
If the e.c.s.o and fla troopers would do more traffic enforcement and start to scare people from speeding, giving tickets and or arrests would help people think twice about speeding. Also raise the ticket price. Hasn’t charged with the inflation America had endured. People know they can get away with speeding and it costs lives!
BentStraight it’s because of the lack of police officers and funding. Would you want to be a cop if you were disrespected as much as they are today. They are underpaid, overworked and not respected. With as much crime that there is in Escambia county there is no one left to do traffic enforcement.
@elderly
“Install rollers on the rails”. Hmmm, I think you’re onto something here. I like it.
just has some one run red light coming off diamond dairy, at 29 and diamond dairy. DEPUTY sitting beside me
didn’t do a thing followed him to waffle house?????????
If 90,000 people travel that ramp daily & don’t crash, how is it the ramp’s fault. I’ve traveled that ramp many times and did not crash. When one takes on the responsibility that goes with sitting behind that steering wheel that should be their #1 concern. Pay attention. Sometimes even that doesn’t save the day if there is a mechanical malfunction. I’m not blaming anybody nor the road, but giving 100% attention to the task of driving goes a long way and more people get back to their families alive.
@ BentStraight
Enforcement?
Put a LEO at every 100 feet?
Law enforcement cares..just the fools who think the rules dont apply to them.
If you need to be enforced, or baby sit, perhaps those dont need a license.
Just a little tidbit….
LEO can not enforce what they dont see taking place.
How about the LEOs who get hit by idiots and killed or maimed because they do mot move over when they see a responder enforcing the law?
That means a LEO is right there and he cant stop idiots from running over him/her while doing their job?
If you feel you gave the need to be baby sit…cut your license up and burn it.
We dont need that type out here on the road.
I guess the people whose driving habits prevail all the other thousands of drivers who use that same ramp know something .
But they dont wreck,
everyday…but humans err and always will.
Prayers to all those who have perished in that maze.
Put up a camera like the red lite cameras only set for speeders. that would stop a lot of the wrecks on the ramp.
Learn how to drive and you wont wreck on this ramp. Hahah its aleays all the other problems..never the fault of the one that wrecked…Thats like being in a plane crash and blaming the road conditions.
Many of these accidents are a direct result of the lack of enforcement of traffic laws. Apparently, Law Enforcement has determined that TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT is NOT cost effective or they don’t have the manpower, even FHP just shows up AFTER the accident to do a report. As a result, people are driving crazier than ever and all you can do is try and drive as defensively as you can to survive!
Need to install rollers on the rails so you won’t hurt the car finish and you can still go 80 plus MPH
If folks would just slow down a few mph everything would be fine… You can’t “out engineer stupid” and bad decisions.
Re: LifelongBrattres,
Well said.
People need to adhere.
It is a poorly designed ramp with very little super elevation. As a result of this flat ramp design it can be deceptive whereas a vehicle will be pulled toward the outside of the roadway at higher speeds. There have been many many crashes at this location. Some crashes involve high speeds and some involve wet roadway conditions. Either way, the ramp is not designed for high speeds.
I know its a rare thing these days but self accountability goes a long way. Wear your seatbelt, watch your speed, pay attention, and drive with respect. Solves a multitude of problems.
Changing the speed limit will not work. It will make people weave around those doing 35…
The edge grooves work as they wake you up and let you know you are too close to running off road.
Fixing the merge lanes so that you have time to run up from 35 willl now be a issue. Slow cars entering the road that is 60 will cause worse pileups.
Nothing will stop people from just doing stupid things. Wrecking their car learns a lesson. But when it hurts others is when its a issue.
I guess FDOT thinks that by reducing the speed limit from 45 to 35 on that ramp, it will somehow magically slow those who think they are on a NASCAR qualification attempt. Even with the reduced speed limit there will continue to be crashes at that site as far too many drivers fail to use any common sense while they operate their vehicle.
If you travel 80mph in your vehicle on that ramp, it doesn’t matter what’s done to it, you will still wreck. If you travel and are looking at your phone then suddenly slam on you brakes while entering that ramp you’re going to wreck. If you are DUI and trying to navigate that ramp you will still wreck.
Some things will cause you to wreck regardless of what’s there.
Maybe they should delete the ramp and make everyone go an alternate route? Problem solved. And perhaps they can get a refund on the 1.5 million?