Escambia, Santa Rosa traffic changes to expect

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Drivers will encounter these traffic disruptions in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY 

State Road 742 (Creighton Road) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway to Scenic Highway: Expect intermittent and alternating lane closures between Davis Highway and Scenic Highway from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. through Thursday, Dec. 21 as crews perform milling, paving, sidewalk and curb replacement.

Interstate 10 / U.S. Highway 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I: The following traffic impacts are planned on I-10 and U.S. 29 near the interchange (Exits 10A and 10B) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Thursday, Dec. 21:

—Alternating east and westbound I-10 and north and southbound U.S. 29 lane closures.

—The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.

—The exit ramp from I-10 westbound to U.S. 29 south (Exit 10A) will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured to U.S. 29 north (Exit 10B).

—Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 north (Exit 10B).

County Road 182 (Molino Road) over Penasula Creek Bridge replacement: Motorists can expect intermittent daytime lane closures this week as workers complete minor construction activities on the project.

I-10 widening from Davis Highway to the Escambia Bay Bridge: The following lane restrictions will take place on I-10 and Scenic Highway this week for construction activities.

—Intermittent and alternating day and nighttime lane closures on I-10 between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and Scenic Highway (Exit 17)

—Intermittent and alternating day and nighttime lane closures on Scenic Highway, between Whisper Way and Northpointe Parkway.

—The on-ramp from Scenic Highway to I-10 westbound ramp will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 as crews pave. Traffic will be detoured on I-10 eastbound to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22) to access I-10 westbound.

U.S. 29 widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road: Alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Thursday, Dec. 21 on U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road as crews continue drainage work.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY

I-10 widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22): The following lane restrictions will take place on I-10 and Avalon Boulevard from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday, Dec. 21 as crews widen the roadway and reconstruct the overpass.

—Alternating lane closures on I-10 from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of Avalon Boulevard. 

—Alternating lane closures on Avalon Boulevard near the I-10 interchange.

U.S. 90 roadway testing over Simpson River: Continuing through Thursday, Dec. 21, east and westbound traffic over Simpson River can expect intermittent lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday as crews perform roadway testing. 

S.R. 87 pipe maintenance from Laredo Street to Nevada Street: Drivers can expect intermittent lane restrictions from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Thursday, Dec. 21 as crews continue to seal and line existing pipes. 

S.R. 87 multilane changes from Eglin Air Force Base boundary to Hickory Hammock Road: Traffic between County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads less than 11 feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is complete.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Escambia, Santa Rosa traffic changes to expect