FDOT Big Bend & Central Panhandle

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

for the week of May 26, 2025

CHIPLEY, FL – Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in the Big Bend area as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

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Liberty County:

• State Road (S.R.) 20 Resurfacing from east of Dempsey Barron Road to east of S.R. 65 – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for paving operations.

Gadsden County:

• U.S. 90 Resurfacing from west of the Four-lane to Duval Street – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30 for paving operations.

Leon County:

• S. 90 (Mahan Drive) Resurfacing from U.S. 319 (Capital Circle) to east of County Road 1568 (Buck Lake Road) – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Sunday, May 25 through Thursday, May 29 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations.
• S. 319 (Capital Circle Northeast) Resurfacing from Woodville Highway to Tram Road – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Sunday, May 25 through Thursday, May 29 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations.

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Jackson County:

• U.S. 90 Safety Project at S.R. 69 (Porter Avenue) Intersection – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for construction activities.
• U.S. 90 from west of U.S. 231 to west of CSX Overpass – Motorists may encounter intermittent nighttime lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30 for construction activities.
• U.S. 90 Intersection Improvement at S.R. 73 Intersection – Motorists may encounter intermittent daytime lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30 for construction activities.
• S.R. 71 Resurfacing from Basswood Road to 5th Avenue – Motorists may encounter intermittent lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for construction operations.

Bay County:

• U.S. 231 Resurfacing from County Road 2301 to North Campflowers Road – Drivers will encounter intermittent nighttime north and southbound lane closures Sunday, May 25 through Friday, May 30 for paving operations.
• Gulf Coast Parkway Construction from U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) to Star Avenue – U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) drivers may encounter intermittent daytime and nighttime lane closures on U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) from 11th Street to Tram Road, and on Star Avenue from north of State Road (S.R.) 22 to Tram Road, beginning Tuesday, May 27 through Sunday, June 1. The lane closure is necessary for crews to perform drainage structure, sidewalk, and curb and gutter installation and to allow oversized equipment to access the S.R. 370 (Gulf Coast Parkway) construction site. Advanced warning signs and traffic control devices will assist in directing motorists through the work area.
• U.S. 98 Construction from west of Tyndall Drive-Airey Avenue to east of Louisiana Avenue – Drivers may encounter intermittent lane closures near the Tyndall Drive-Airey Avenue (main) gate at Tyndall AFB through July.
• DuPont Bridge Replacement Project – The outside (right) lane and shoulder of U.S. 98 eastbound, between the DuPont Bridge and Fam Camp Road, will be closed from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 through Friday, May 30. Crews will be performing soil test borings needed prior to beginning construction of the new DuPont Bridge.
• U.S. 98 (15th Street) Resurfacing from east of the 23rd Street Flyover to Jenks Avenue – Motorists will encounter the following traffic impacts:
  • The U.S. 98 (15th Street) right turn lane onto the Beck Avenue outside merge lane will be closed Monday, May 26 through Sunday, June 1. The lane closure is necessary to reconstruct the 15th street right turn lane and the outside merge lane onto Beck Avenue. Drivers will still be able to access Beck Avenue at the signalized intersection.
  • Motorists may encounter intermittent nighttime lane closures Tuesday, May 27 through Sunday, June 1 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for sidewalk and signalization activities.

Washington County:

• S.R. 77 Widening from Bay County Line to north of Moss Hill Road – S.R. 77 northbound and southbound drivers will encounter intermittent lane closures beginning Tuesday, May 27 through Friday, May 30 from just north of the Bay County line to Moss Hill Road. The lane closures are necessary for crews to complete the final dressing and grassing along the project limits. Advanced warning signs, traffic control devices, and traffic flagmen will assist in directing motorists through the work area.
• U.S. 90 Bridge Replacement over Holmes Creek – Motorists may encounter intermittent daytime lane closures Monday, May 26 through Friday, May 30 for construction activities

All planned construction activities are weather dependent and may be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to pay attention to the reduced speed limit when traveling through the construction area, to watch for construction equipment entering and leaving the roadway, and to use caution when driving through the work zone. Speeding fines double when workers are present.

 

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