Construction activities will begin at the end of May on a $4.4 million project to mill and resurface a 2.4-mile segment of Sorrento Road (State Road 292) from the Theo Baars Bridge to south of the Bauer Road (County Road 293) intersection in Escambia County. The Sorrento Road /Bauer Road intersection will also be resurfaced and improved.
Additional improvements will include:
- Reconstructing the Perdido Key Drive (Canal Drive) intersection
- Adding a left turn lane at Choctaw Avenue
- Lengthening and improving right turn lanes at the Sorrento Road/Bauer Road intersection
- Adding 5-foot paved shoulders
- Drainage and sidewalk improvements
- Enhanced signage, signalization, and pavement markings.
Construction activities will require periodic lane closures, limited to nighttime hours. Lane closures on Sorrento Road will be from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Lane closures at the Bauer Road intersection will be limited to 9 p.m. to 5:30 am. However, there will be no construction-related traffic impacts during holidays and special events. Pedestrians may be temporarily detoured while sidewalk work and repairs are performed.
The work is estimated for completion in early 2023.
All activities are weather-dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.
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