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In the meantime, drivers trying to skirt the congestion on U.S. 98 have been driving through the Tiger Point area, often at a high rate of speed and driving aggressively in the residential neighborhoods, according to Wright.
The measure approved at Tuesday s County Commission meeting allots $10,500 to hire off-duty Santa Rosa County Sheriff s Office deputies to patrol Tiger Point at peak traffic times. The deputies will conduct traffic patrols on weekday mornings between 6 and 10 a.m., weekday afternoons between 2 and 7 p.m. and Saturdays between noon and 8 p.m. from now until May 31. That s the date that has been set for the Three Mile Bridge to be open to some limited traffic and the point where some of the traffic going to Garcon Point will be diverted back to going the shorter route to Pensacola, Wright said.
The operator of the Pensacola to Pensacola Beach ferry service says despite delay after delay in fixing the boats post-Hurricane Sally, the service could return as soon as next week to help alleviate traffic congestion on the Garcon Point Bridge.
The ferry service, which in previous years has been largely used by tourists to venture between downtown and the beach, is touted as a possible stopgap option for frustrated commuters whose daily drive has increased sometimes to hours long with the ongoing closure of the Pensacola Bay Bridge.
But, the ferries have had their own problems with hurricane damage to the boats, damage to the docks, and a lack of interim funding by the Florida Department of Transportation to offer financial relief for the potential commuters who would use the service.
April 9, 2021
The toll suspension on the Garcon Point bridge has been extended through May9, 2021, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Friday morning.
“The extension allows the Garcon Point Bridge to continue serving as a temporary detour route while the Pensacola Bay Bridge is being repaired from damage sustained during Hurricane Sally,” FDOT said in a news release. The toll suspension was previously set to expire Friday, April 9.
The Pensacola Bay Bridge is expected to open the week of May 31.
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