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Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
In preparation for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, there will be no lane closures or other activities which impede traffic on state roads beginning 9 a.m. Friday, May 28, and ending at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 1.
Escambia County
U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has re-opened the Pensacola Bay Bridge, restoring the vital connection between the communities of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola along U.S. 98. The majority of the bridge is open to four lanes of traffic (two in each direction) except for a two-lane, half-mile segment just west of the bridge’s arch while work to complete final repairs continues. The speed limit is temporarily set at 35 mph and emergency refuge areas are available on the bridge. To quickly clear travel lanes following ve
Photo by Kristyne E. Demske
Residents seeing orange as construction hits St. Clair Shores
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ST. CLAIR SHORES Summertime means road construction time in St. Clair Shores.
Macomb County Department of Roads began work in the spring on joint repairs between Eight Mile and Nine Mile roads on Harper Avenue work that will take until about mid-July to complete, Community Development and Inspection Director Chris Rayes said. The work includes removing poor sections of road and pouring new concrete for permanent repairs on the street.
City officials said they realize the county may run out of money before getting to a section of road in desperate need of repair north of Nine Mile Road, but there are plans to make the repair using city funds. Rayes said the deteriorating section of Harper Avenue in front of Taco Bell, at the intersection of Harper Avenue and Little Mack Avenue, is the spot to be repaired.
The village of ARBORFIELD is set to be transformed in the next few years as one of the places identified by Wokingham council for major development. Earlier in May, Wokingham Borough Council approved outline plans to build a new community with 1,649 homes, which will see Wokingham expand south of the railway track for the first time. But the town is not the only area in the borough that has been identified for major development. Now that the plans south of Wokingham have gone ahead, we’ve taken a look at the next biggest development to come to the borough: the transformation of Arborfield Garrison.