A collective of law enforcement agencies will be working together over the next two years to step up traffic enforcement efforts on the new Pensacola Bay bridge until its construction is competed….
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Chappie James Bridge?
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly — Today, locals refer to the bridge connecting Pensacola to Gulf Breeze as the Bay Bridge or Three-Mile Bridge. Have you ever heard it called the Sen. Philip…
Poll: People want Chappie James Bridge
A recent InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 488 likely voters of central and southern Escambia and Santa Rosa counties found want the new Pensacola Bay Bridge to have a new name. They also…
Agenda Review: Complete Streets, Renaming Bridge
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola may be scrapping its Bicycle Advisory Committee. Officials discussed dropping the committee and creating a board to focus on establishing a Complete Streets ordinance….
Scott touts bridge construction, introduces new CFO
By Sammi Sontag On Monday morning, Governor Rick Scott held a kick-off event at the base of the old Pensacola Bay Bridge for the four-year, 3.7-mile bridge replacement project. “As you can…
Bay Bridge Update:Traffic Flow a Priority Across Bay [see phases]
By Duwayne Escobedo Inweekly Susan Woolf is already in the process of moving from Gulf Breeze to Pensacola to avoid future traffic snarls during the construction of the new six-lane Pensacola Bay…
Spencer ‘underwhelmed’ by bridge design
Pensacola City Councilman Brian Spencer said on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks†that he was not impressed by the design renderings for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge that were released last…
Photos of the design for new Pensacola Bay Bridge
These photos will give you a better understanding of the look of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge:
Low bidder on Pensacola Bay Bridge did not get highest technical score
Inweekly received the tally sheets for design and construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. As reported in the PNJ, Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. was the lowest bidder with $398.5 million…
Grover, Gulf Breeze, the Bridge and Sunshine [podcast]
The State Attorney’s Office is investigating Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson’s phone call with Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser regarding the new Pensacola Bay Bridge to see whether Robinson violated Florida’s Sunshine Law….
Grover lays out his concerns about delaying bridge
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson shared with Inweekly this editorial that sent the PNJ yesterday. He plans to attend tonight’s Gulf Breeze City Council meeting. ——– On June 10 around noon, I…
Gulf Breeze mayor responds: Gulf Breeze has not jeopardized new Bay Bridge
From Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser: Please know that the Gulf Breeze City Council genuinely appreciates the concerns mentioned by Commissioner Robinson. I dare say that our City Council has carefully and…
Viewpoint: Just build the bridge
Since we moved to Gulf Breeze in 1981, our family has driven the Pensacola Bay Bridge at least four to six times a day. We’ve endured traffic jams, even the bridge being…
Underhill has questions re: Bay Bridge
Commissioner Doug Underhill has also been trying get answers from the Florida Department of Transportation regarding the plans for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. In an email to Mary Beth Washnock, the…
Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement Project Update
The Florida Department of Transportation is awaiting plans from five design-build firms on the $470 million Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement Project from Pensacola to Gulf Breeze. District 3 DOT planners are scheduled…
History: Philip D. Beall Sr. Memorial Bridge
With all the discussion of the $600-million replacement for the bridge that connects Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, I thought you might enjoy reading this “Public Record” column on the official name for…
Hayward: ‘We do not want to slow down the bridge process’
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward told Inweekly this morning that he had no intention of slowing down the construction of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. He had asked for an aesthetic review of the…
Political maneuver by Mayor Hayward could have put new bay bridge at risk
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” State Senator Don Gaetz yesterday said that attempts to redesign the Pensacola side of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge by Mayor Ashton Hayward and his…
Inside FDOT hearing on new Pensacola Bay Bridge
Bicyclists and runners made their voice heard at Tuesday night’s public hearing on the Florida Department of Transportation’s proposed six-lane Pensacola Bay Bridge connecting Pensacola to Gulf Breeze. They want 10-foot paths…
FDOT to Hold Public Meeting Regarding Pensacola Bay Bridge, June 10
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host a public hearing concerning the replacement of the Pensacola Bay Bridge on Tuesday, June 10, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the Grand Ballroom…