$2.36 Million Highway 4A Safety Improvement Project Is Now Underway

January 9, 2026

A $2.36 million, Escambia County Highway 4A safety improvement project is now underway near Century.

The 4.8 miles of roadway safety improvements are taking place on Highway 4A from Highway 4 at the light in Byrneville to State Line Road, and include pavement reconstruction at the State Line Road intersection. The project’s total cost will be $2,362,863.20.

The planned roadway improvements include widening and overlaying the existing lanes. The project also includes the relocation of mailboxes and the reinstallation of traffic signs to county specifications. The guardrails within the project limits will be upgraded to current Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standards.

The project also includes minor drainage modifications to accommodate road widening.

Pictured: Work on Thursday afternoon on a safety improvement project on Highway 4A. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

One Response to “$2.36 Million Highway 4A Safety Improvement Project Is Now Underway”

  1. Curious on January 9th, 2026 6:30 am

    I am all about road upkeep and we all know highway 4 needs it. However, I do not understand why only a partial part of the roadways are improved. For example highway 168. It was to be widened due to multiple road accidents but was only redone a portion of the way. Why can’t we finish that road out for safer conditions before starting another? I’m no engineer but wouldn’t that make sense?





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