Okaloosa and Walton County Traffic Alert

August 31 2017

Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. For the upcoming Labor Day Holiday there will be no lane closures on state roads beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, Sept 1 and ending at12:01a.m.Tuesday, Sept. 5.

Okaloosa County

• State Road (S.R.) 85 Turn Lane Construction from Commerce Drive to north of Airport Road in Crestview– North and southbound lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday ending Thursday, Sept. 28, excluding Labor Day holiday weekend, as crew construct turn lanes for a shopping center.
• Interstate 10 (I-10) Resurfacing from east of County Road 189 (Holt/ Exit 45) to west of Yellow River- Drivers can expect intermittent east and westbound lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Sept. 7 as crews perform paving operations.  Construction of the eastbound travel lane diversion for the Wilkerson Bluff Road overpass emergency repair work continues near Mile Marker 49.  Shoulder closures may be required in this area.  Some shoulder closures may be required in this area.  Crews will also perform concrete gutter and guardrail work during daytime hours along the project.  Drivers may encounter periodic inside and/or outside shoulder closures.
• U.S. 98 Widening from Airport Road to the Okaloosa/Walton County line– Construction activities will begin the week of Tuesday, Sept. 5.  Work will initially focus on the west end of the project, between Airport Road and the western entrance to Henderson Beach State Park.  Drivers can expect intermittent lane closures on this section to occur from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. beginningSunday, Sept. 10.

Walton County

• U.S. 98 Widening from Emerald Bay Drive to Tang-O-Mar Drive- Crews continue roadway widening and drainage upgrades.  Motorists can expect alternating east and westbound lane closures from the Okaloosa/Walton County line to Scenic Gulf Drive (County Road 2378) from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Sept. 7.

All activities are weather dependent and may be rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. For more information visit the Florida Department of Transportation District Three on the web at www.nwflroads.com, follow us on Twitter @myfdot_nwfl, or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MyFDOTNWFL.