Project Description
US 98 is an east-west thoroughfare that runs the width of Okaloosa and six other panhandle counties. Traffic studies show the approximately five mile section of US 98 between Josie Road (just west of the Hurlburt Field main gate) and the Santa Rosa County line accommodates more than 36 thousand drivers daily.
This project will resurface the roadway. This will result in a safer, smoother riding surface and protect the roadway from increased deterioration.
In addition to resurfacing the roadway workers will:
- Make needed drainage improvements,
- Replace guardrails,
- Replace electronic loops embedded in the pavement that activate traffic signals,
- Replace directional and information signage along the route, and
- Install new pavement markings.
Much of the work will occur at night to minimize traffic impacts. No lane closures will be permitted between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m. In addition, driveways and access to private property will be maintained at all times.
The project is currently slated for completion in late 2011.
Project Name and Limits
| Project Name: | SR 30 (US 98) from west of Josie Road to the Santa Rosa County line in Okaloosa County. |
| Financial Project ID Number: | 419309-1-52-01 |
| Construction Cost: | $ 4.7 million |
| Construction Schedule: | Construction begins in April 2011 and will require approximately nine months to complete. |
| Project Owner: | Florida Department of Transportation District Three |
| Construction Engineering and Inspection Consultant: | Genesis CEI Services, L.L.C Crestview, Fla. |
| Construction Contractor: | Panhandle Grading and Paving, Inc. Pensacola, Fla. |
| Designer/Engineer of Record: | David H. Melvin, Inc. Marianna, Fla. |