Highway 97 Resurfacing Project Begins In March, Including Drainage Improvements At Highway 29

March 2, 2026

A near $14.3 million resurfacing and stormwater project will begin in March on Highway 97 from Davisville to Molino.

The project will include resurfacing 22 miles of Highway 97, a state road, from the Florida-Alabama state line in Davisville and Atmore to Highway 29 in Molino. Existing travel lanes, auxiliary lanes, and paved shoulders will be resurfaced.

Stormwater improvements will be made at the Highway 29 intersection to alleviate historic flooding by installing an additional box culvert across the southern leg of the intersection and two additional cross drains on the northern leg of the intersection.

Additional work will include signage and pavement markings over the length of the project.

The $14,277,297.31 contract was awarded to Anderson Columbia Company, Inc.

The exact March start date has not yet been determined. Once work begins, the contractor will have 567 days to reach completion, plus any significant weather delays.

Highway 97 was last resurfaced in 2009-2010 at a cost of $5 million.

Pictured: Flooding at Highway 97 and Highway 29 in Molino. NorthEscambia.com file photos.

Comments

7 Responses to “Highway 97 Resurfacing Project Begins In March, Including Drainage Improvements At Highway 29”

  1. David Huie Green on March 3rd, 2026 5:48 pm

    Good picture to explain why improvements would be a good idea.

  2. Steve on March 3rd, 2026 9:16 am

    Wonder when they are going to finish 164?

  3. Tracy Smith on March 3rd, 2026 7:27 am

    Kevin – I agree with you. Fix the drainage at 29 but they keep wasting money on a road that doesn’t need it while other roads need fixed worse.

  4. JS on March 3rd, 2026 1:07 am

    Maybe they’ll make a few passing lanes every few miles for these speeders and farm equipment.

  5. Kevin enfinger on March 2nd, 2026 8:12 pm

    Biggest waste of funds ever. 97 does not need resurfacing. Show me one spot on that road that’s bad? Why are we spending 14 million dollars and doing zero safety improvements?

  6. CDPJR on March 2nd, 2026 7:48 pm

    YEEHAHHH.. Here we go. A much needed project that will ultimately be a great thing for HWY 97 but the speeders are really going to be upset now. LOL
    Gonna have to have a lot of patience for a year and a half.

  7. HaHa on March 2nd, 2026 5:50 pm

    That will slow folks down for awhile.





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