Comments on: $3.7 Million Project Making Safety Improvements On Jacks Branch Road http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hmm http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223888 Hmm Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:02:29 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223888 Why won't they add an additional lane for those turning as well as widening the current lanes? I'm glad the work will be done. Those trucks are too close for comfort! Why won’t they add an additional lane for those turning as well as widening the current lanes? I’m glad the work will be done. Those trucks are too close for comfort!

]]> By: goodstart http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223602 goodstart Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:37:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223602 Jacks Branch Road is part of my daily drive - IT SCARES ME EVERYDAY to drive that road especially with my kids in the car! People FLY down this road and I have never once seen any type of law enforcement to help control speeds! Im on my 3rd windshield this year from log trucks flinging rocks from excessive speed in curves and running off the road to keep from coming into my lane. I feel road work is much needed but pray it doesn't encourage the already reckless teens and log truck drivers into feeling safer in their apparent race to eventually hurt others!! SLOW DOWN PEOPLE before you end up killing someone (or a family) and ruin more lives than you can speed away from!!!! Jacks Branch Road is part of my daily drive – IT SCARES ME EVERYDAY to drive that road especially with my kids in the car! People FLY down this road and I have never once seen any type of law enforcement to help control speeds! Im on my 3rd windshield this year from log trucks flinging rocks from excessive speed in curves and running off the road to keep from coming into my lane. I feel road work is much needed but pray it doesn’t encourage the already reckless teens and log truck drivers into feeling safer in their apparent race to eventually hurt others!! SLOW DOWN PEOPLE before you end up killing someone (or a family) and ruin more lives than you can speed away from!!!!

]]> By: River Rat http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223598 River Rat Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:19:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223598 We have property on Vantage Road off of Jacks Branch. When they put in the connector road from 9 mile to Quintette Road what will eventually happen is Jacks Branch will soon be the next 9 Mile Road. They have no other roads that travel East-West that far to the Alabama Line. This MUST be stopped! We love our little piece of heaven. We might not be able to retire out there as planned because of the rezoning. Leave us and things the way they are and QUIT telling us what we can and can not do with our property! We have property on Vantage Road off of Jacks Branch. When they put in the connector road from 9 mile to Quintette Road what will eventually happen is Jacks Branch will soon be the next 9 Mile Road. They have no other roads that travel East-West that far to the Alabama Line.

This MUST be stopped! We love our little piece of heaven. We might not be able to retire out there as planned because of the rezoning. Leave us and things the way they are and QUIT telling us what we can and can not do with our property!

]]> By: Hello http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223574 Hello Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:09:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223574 Sooner or later Hwy 4 and Hwy 99 have got to be addressed. Every bus in the century / walnut hill area have to travel these roads. Many years ago they started widening 4 and said it would be continued until completed....? About 5 yrs back county workers widened the sides of 99 from 97 to the Alabama line explaining the road would then be resurfaced.....? It's all about the squeaky wheel, and the southern portion of the county. Sooner or later Hwy 4 and Hwy 99 have got to be addressed. Every bus in the century / walnut hill area have to travel these roads. Many years ago they started widening 4 and said it would be continued until completed….?
About 5 yrs back county workers widened the sides of 99 from 97 to the Alabama line explaining the road would then be resurfaced…..?
It’s all about the squeaky wheel, and the southern portion of the county.

]]> By: Freda Whaley http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223572 Freda Whaley Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:58:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223572 I travel on Jack Branch Road every day. These improvements are really needed. But they should be done over the summer. Not while school is in session. It's hard enough to get the buses down there as it is. I travel on Jack Branch Road every day. These improvements are really needed. But they should be done over the summer. Not while school is in session. It’s hard enough to get the buses down there as it is.

]]> By: JR http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223512 JR Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:01:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223512 The meeting for the Re-zoning is on the 9th. The re-paving starts on the 9th. Makes me think this is already a done deal. Trade off maybe? The meeting for the Re-zoning is on the 9th. The re-paving starts on the 9th. Makes me think this is already a done deal.
Trade off maybe?

]]> By: gpriley http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223499 gpriley Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:43:01 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223499 our county leaders are lead by those who offer the most regardless of the out come.lets remember ELLYSON FIELD,CENTRAL COMERCE PARK,THE LAND GRAB at Ely rd. and Beulah rd.the buy out of the 4-H land,the landing field.all of them filled with PROMISES of growth like the Sony and Michilen plants the Wal-mart and the Ace hardware distribution centers,and the boom in business next Navy Fderal.Are largest employers are a credit union and a hospital.Who will have the income to buy these upscale homes and land?Retirees or fast food workers.More promises.Lets hope for the day when we will learn to manage what we have the best we can,without additional cost to the taxpayers our county leaders are lead by those who offer the most regardless of the out come.lets remember ELLYSON FIELD,CENTRAL COMERCE PARK,THE LAND GRAB at Ely rd. and Beulah rd.the buy out of the 4-H land,the landing field.all of them filled with PROMISES of growth like the Sony and Michilen plants the Wal-mart and the Ace hardware distribution centers,and the boom in business next Navy Fderal.Are largest employers are a credit union and a hospital.Who will have the income to buy these upscale homes and land?Retirees or fast food workers.More promises.Lets hope for the day when we will learn to manage what we have the best we can,without additional cost to the taxpayers

]]> By: Funny http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223496 Funny Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:07:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223496 Roads inc gets the job resurfacing Jacks Branch Road and Jerry and Donald long who are trying to get their land rezoned own Panhandle Paving and Grading. Definitely sounds like someone did their homework on this ahead of time Roads inc gets the job resurfacing Jacks Branch Road and Jerry and Donald long who are trying to get their land rezoned own Panhandle Paving and Grading. Definitely sounds like someone did their homework on this ahead of time

]]> By: ME http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223466 ME Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:19:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223466 Seems like someone knew about this project ahead of time, now the rezoning of the acreage on Jacks Branch makes more sense. The better the roads, the more the land is worth. Get ready Jack Branchers Public Housing may be coming your way. Seems like someone knew about this project ahead of time, now the rezoning of the acreage on Jacks Branch makes more sense. The better the roads, the more the land is worth. Get ready Jack Branchers Public Housing may be coming your way.

]]> By: g.priley http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/3-7-million-project-making-safety-improvements-on-jacks-branch-road/comment-page-1#comment-223458 g.priley Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:43:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=146669#comment-223458 Friday and Saturday nights the boys cut loose out here and run the roads like an interstate.Lets go ahead and make it what they want a speedway.Unless the FHP and the sheriffs dept. will make more of a showing you can look forward to more high speed wrecks.Sadly even the folks who live along Jacks Branch and the surrounding roads dont respect the speed limits.The projected time for the widening is over a year to go about 7 miles thats around 2 months per mile.then figure in delays and weather. Friday and Saturday nights the boys cut loose out here and run the roads like an interstate.Lets go ahead and make it what they want a speedway.Unless the FHP and the sheriffs dept. will make more of a showing you can look forward to more high speed wrecks.Sadly even the folks who live along Jacks Branch and the surrounding roads dont respect the speed limits.The projected time for the widening is over a year to go about 7 miles thats around 2 months per mile.then figure in delays and weather.

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