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$21.8 Million, 3.5-Year Project Completed On Highway 90 Bridges Between Escambia, Santa Rosa
July 26, 2025
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has completed a $21.8 million bridge replacement project on Highway 90 over the Simpson River in Santa Rosa County, a frequent route between Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
The project included the reconstruction of the eastbound structure and widening of the westbound structure. The final configuration includes two 12-foot travel lanes (in each direction) with 10-foot outside shoulders flanked with bike lanes.
Additional improvements include:
Milling and resurfacing the bridge approaches.
Improving drainage, including reconstructing concrete curb and gutter.
Installing new signage and guardrail.
The speed limit, which was reduced during construction, was immediately returned to 55 mph.
Work began in January 2022.
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10 Responses to “$21.8 Million, 3.5-Year Project Completed On Highway 90 Bridges Between Escambia, Santa Rosa”
This is the 3rd Simpson Bridge repair since Hurricane Ivan back in 2004. It appears the highway department has a difficult time getting it right, i.e., always awarding contracts to the lowest bidder, The lowest bidder often cost more with cost overruns, which lead to bailouts.
The highway department really needs to award contracts on best value with incentives for early completion. Contracts definitely need a target completion date that is reasonable. The recent Simpson Bridge project contract obviously had NO target completion date. It wasan outrage the way they shut down one lane for over a year and just gave all commuters a big finger as they crammed everyone into one lane. This waisted everyone’ time and money.
When I first moved to Florida in 1995, I used to tell people outside of Florida, “At least we see where our money goes! They’re always improving roadways here”. I have of course since learned, it was not that they were doing a lot, it was simply the SAME projects that took years to complete!
Excellent! They completed one roadway project in my lifetime. I honestly didn’t think it could be done! In the meanwhile – central Florida has seen the start and completion of THREE major traffic interchanges. Smh … this area must be where the paving company sends employees beating retirement.
Finally! But whats the deal with all the cactus that has been growing along the roadway between the two bridges..? Can anyone explain??
Seems like that road construction has been going g on my whole life im 43
Talk was at one time about 6 laneing highway 90 from Escambia river to Stewart St Milton?
@James
Don’t relax too quick. Likely will come up with new plans in within 3 years to change it again. Look at the ramps being changed at I-10 and 29(what a mess)
Wow! You did one bridge, woohooo! Great still didn’t solve the problem. Maybe stop spending everything on Central Florida.
Glad to see it’s complete. The finished product looks great! Nice and smooth flowing now.
This project dragged on for so long I didn’t think it would ever be completed!