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Thanksgiving week road closures and detours: What you need to know

Pensacola News Journal

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

Lane closures associated with normal construction activities along Interstate 10 and major state roads will be suspended from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 11:59 p.m. Nov. 25.  Debris removal and disposal services across Northwest Florida will continue except on Thursday. During debris removal operations traffic flaggers will be onsite to assist with traffic control. Motorists and pedestrian traffic are reminded to watch for workers and heavy equipment entering and exiting the roadway. 

Escambia County:

U.S. 29 Widening from Interstate 10 (I-10) to U.S. 90 (Nine Mile Road) will occur Nov. 18 through Nov. 20. Work requiring lane restrictions will take place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

  • Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 Overpass: Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new northbound bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Wednesday morning.
  • U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drainage and paving operations continue.  Drivers can expect alternating lane closures Monday through Wednesday morning.
  • Nov. 18 and Nov. 19: Nine Mile Road will be closed at the U.S. 29 overpass as crews place beams for the northbound bridge deck. Eastbound Nine Mile Road traffic will be reduced to one lane, detoured to U.S. 29 South, U-turn at West Hood Drive, and return to Nine Mile Road. Westbound traffic will perform the same operation at West 9 1/2 Mile Road. Traffic control officers will be on-site to help direct traffic.

East Fence Road between Saufley Field Road and Saufley Pines Road will be closed to thru traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Traffic will be detoured along Saufley Field Road onto Blue Angel Parkway, and then onto Saufely Pines Road. The intermittent lane closure will occur between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m daily through Nov. 27. Construction will consist of storm drain crossings from a holding pond.

U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement: Construction activities continue.  Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Nov. 18 through Nov. 20.

U.S. 98 (Lillian Highway) Resurfacing from the Perdido Bay Bridge to Dog Track Road: Paving operations continue from the Perdido Bay Bridge to Dog Track Road.  Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Nov. 17 through Nov. 20.

Crary Road Bridge Replacement:  Crary Road will be temporarily closed between Tedder Road and Byrneville Road as crews construct a bridge culvert.  Motorists will be detoured via County Road (C.R.) 4 and Byrneville Road.

U.S. 98 (East Chase Street) Resurfacing from North Palafox Street to Bayfront Parkway: There will be paving operations from I-110 to Bayfront Parkway Nov. 18 through Nov. 20. Lane closures will be in effect 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. 

Santa Rosa County:

U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement: Construction activities continue.  Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Nov.18 through Nov. 20.

S.R. 87 Multi-lane from Eglin AFB boundary to C.R. 184 (Hickory Hammock Road):  North and southbound traffic will shift to the new Yellow River Bridge the week of Nov. 19. The shift will allow crews to reconstruct the roadway approaches to the existing structure. It is expected to remain in place until early 2019. Traffic between Hickory Hammock Road and the Eglin AFB boundary will continue to be restricted to loads less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is completed.

U.S. 98 Safety Improvements at Constitution Drive and Navarre School Road: Temporary barrier wall construction is complete from Sunrise Drive to east of Cotton Bay Lane. Drivers are reminded to use caution as crews perform construction activities in this area. 

All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.