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Escambia Approaches 40 Miles Of District 5 Dirt Roads Paved In Just Over Decade
June 5, 2024
With the recent approval to pave two additional roads, Escambia County’s dirt road paving projects in District 5 are approaching near 40 miles of roadway in just over a decade, representing about a $15.9 million investment into improving roadway connectivity and infrastructure.
The projects are in addition to numerous capital improvement projects completed in District 5, including sidewalks, bridges, road resurfacing and drainage improvements.
“Enhancing our infrastructure for residents of District 5 continues to be a high priority for Escambia County, and these numbers are a testament to that,” District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry said. “While many of us enjoy a more rural lifestyle in District 5, it is imperative that we also provide roadways that connect our communities and allow for safer transportation. I’d like to thank staff for their hard work to complete these important projects, and I look forward to continuing to make improvements throughout District 5.”
The county is approaching a 40 mile dirt road paving total since 2012 in District 5 with the recent approval of a roadway and drainage system on Four Star Farm Road and with pavin a section a Rockey Branch Road and realigning the roadway with a previously paved portion of Rockey Branch Road. Four Star Farm Road is expected to be completed in April 2025, and Rockey Branch Road is expected to be completed in August 2025.
The projects are managed by the Escambia County Engineering Department. The Four Star Farms project contract was awarded to Site and Utility, LLC for $1,076,908.75. The Rockey Branch Road $781,081.21 project was awarded to Roads Inc. of NWF.
Below are the dirt roads paved in District 5, according to Escambia County, since 2012.
DRP=”Dirt Road Paving” project
Constructed:
- Brickyard Road DRP
- Bratt Road DRP Phase 1
- Brickyard Road Phase 2A
- Brickyard Road Phase 2B
- Bratt Road DRP Phase 2
- Eastman Lane
- Barrineau Park Road DRP
- Campbell Road, Carnley Road, Sprow Road, Hagan Road, Boat Ramp Road, Old Ferry Road and Flossie
- Road DRP
- Enon School Road DRP
- Lambert Bridge Road DRP
- Hicks Street DRP
- O.C. Phillips DRP
- Luth Road DRP
- Becks Lake DRP
- Caro St DRP
- Greenland Road DRP
- Cecils DRP
- Macks Road DRP
- Crary DRP
- Morton DRP
- Bradberry DRP
- Miller Road DRP Phase I
- Killam Road DRP
- Thompson, McNeal DRP
- Cotton Lake DRP
- Camp Road DRP
- Hall Road DRP
- Water Tank DRP
- Lambert Bridge Road DRP Phase II
- Blueberry Lane DRP
- Ashcraft Road
- Whirlpool Road
- Siglar Road
- Pine Barren Church DRP
- Salter’s Lake Rd
Pre-construction:
- Four Star Farms Road
- Rockey Branch Road
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Comments
9 Responses to “Escambia Approaches 40 Miles Of District 5 Dirt Roads Paved In Just Over Decade”
When Escambia County starts MAINTAINING the roads that have needed re-paving for years, I’ll thank them. Seems like putting down some fresh asphalt deserves an award here when I think maintaining those roads is the real issue.
It is great to come back to my home county to visit friends and relatives and drive on all yhe new paved roads that were once dirt. My only complaint would be all the speed bumps!
Thank you, Aaron, for that update.
When are they going to pave Arena rd and Tobias ?
They are paving and repaying roads all around ! When I call they say paving approved, but on hold but don’t know why!
Dale the Road Dept. did a large part of the prep work on most of the roads on this list. Even did in-house paving on a couple of them.
And ,WHY?, is often a difficult question.
And yes we paved better than 80 miles of dirt road in the late 90’s early 2000. R/W acquisition was easier then for sure.
Many, many more miles or dirt roads were paved back when Bob McLaughlin was the Engineering Department’s Construction Manager, Rich Andrews was the Dirt Road Paving Program Manager, the Roads & Bridges Department did all the preps (at a far cheaper cost) and only the actual paving was put out for bid. It was a winning strategy, but it went away. Why?
How about maintaining the roads that are already paved. Like hwy 4 from hwy 97 to Century.
andPine Forest north of I-10 still one lane and a new traffic light going in for the new WAWA station. What a future worse bottle neck. Witnesses two drivers drive out of thatnew WAWA store and drive in the turning lane all the way up to the 9 mile gas station. What a joke for our county!!!!!!!
Wow! A whopping average of 4 miles a year for 10 years.
The fact there is one foot of dirt road in Escambia County in the 21st Century is a testament to how little the county commission cares.
It’s also reflective of how little the school board cares.about the quality of roads their buses have to drive on while picking up and dropping off students.
The county has outgrown its 5-member design.