PENSACOLA — The Florida Department of Transportation on Wednesday will present initial design concepts for the Pensacola Bay Bridge’s replacement to the Florida Alabama Transportation Planning Organization.
The presentation will be part of the Florida Alabama TPO public meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Escambia County Commission Chamber, 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola.
The $398.5 million bridge project involves constructing a bridge crossing of U.S. 98 (State Road 30) over Pensacola Bay in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
The typical section of each new bridge will consist of three 12-foot lanes in one direction with 10-foot inside and outside shoulders.
The bridges will include 10-foot-wide shared-use paths on the outside of each bridge with a concrete barrier separation between the outside roadway shoulder and the path.
A 150-foot-wide horizontal and 65-foot vertical clearance envelope will be provided for the main channel through the new bridges. The project length is approximately 3.7 miles.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Florida Department of Transportation to present Pensacola Bay Bridge Design Concepts