Comments on: Readers Ask: What’s Happened To Jacks Branch Road Paving Project?

By: g

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:17:14 +0000

nice week for road work

By: greg

greg — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:51:57 +0000

still no work . whats up with that?

By: Frankie L. Lewis Jr.

Frankie L. Lewis Jr. — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:30:58 +0000

you never see more than 4 people working at a time.foe at least 2 months there was no work done.but they did resurfaces the road in front of the elite and those with money.the good ole boy system alive and well.

By: g

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:32:52 +0000

Projects in this county are still a bidding process. Anyone who thinks a contractor is handed work with out a sealed bid are misinformed. Tell the people all over the county who couldn’t even get their cars in their neighborhood because of the giant sinkholes and the roads washing out that that your landscaping if more important than the safety of their families.

By: well

well — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 02:16:07 +0000

Lots of extra came as a result of the April rains. All local contractors moved to emergency work and are slowly making it back to the work they already had, important but not considered emergency.
For those upset with Roads Inc. you can feel better knowing Panhandle has Barrineau Park road.

@me, I think it should possibly be poor poor pitiful me.

By: Pcolasunshine

Pcolasunshine — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:45:32 +0000

I am a home owner on Jacks Branch as well. I have to look at this mess they created daily! They abondoned this project to go do another job they started without completing. Not weather! If you’ve been an Escambia county resident for any amount of time you’ve seen this vicious cycle time and time again. The reason our county continues to hire ONLY Roads, Inc Is due to the “Good ‘Ole Boy” system! Yes, this exist! When it comes time to vote just remember what a great job our county commissioner, Steven Barry did for us!!!
As far as the speed limit goes, I have never seen it enforced! Any given evening 7pm and on the normal speed is 70+!!! I’m sure all the home owners on Jacks Branch would like to see some “reminders” given!!!

By: Home Owner

Home Owner — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:45:41 +0000

I also live on Jack’s Branch Road. I, along with the rest of the residents, I agree. This has been going on long enough. My drive way is completely destroyed. We can’t even mow the area. Weeds growing tall and the ditch is torn up by the machinery driving in it. Afraid snakes may be living in the muddy ditch with tall weeds and checking the mail is a chore! I see where they did some paving on the north end of the road, but if that’s ALL they are going to widen it… then the county is wasting their money. It needs to be widened more thank two and 1/2 feet on each side. Some people just don’t get it!

By: ECSO Deputy

ECSO Deputy — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:37:31 +0000

Yes the posted speed is the speed limit. When workers are present the fine doubles. Please drive safe.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:41:56 +0000

Is the speed limit still 35mph when they’re not doing construction? Thats a long ways to go considering their hardly ever working on it. It seems like the cops kinda ride your tail if you go under 45.

By: Reen

Reen — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:33:59 +0000

It doesn’t matter who gets the contract it takes time, a lot of factors are involved (weather being the major one) to me my place will never look as nice as it did before Panhandle widened, resurfaced and fixed the drainage in front of my home. To them it looks like a major improvement, to me not so much.