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West Bogia Road Collapses, Hwy 29 Flooded And Closed On Sunday Afternoon
June 1, 2026
West Bogia Road at South Century Boulevard collapsed Sunday afternoon during torrential rainfall and flooding.
Radar estimates showed a three-hour rainfall approaching six inches in the McDavid area.
The heavy rainfall flooded and closed Highway 29 for miles, with southbound traffic diverted on Highway 164 to Highway 97.
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While Highway 29 at West Bogia Road was under several feet of water, West Bogia Road washed away and collapsed at a culvert alongside Highway 29. West Bogia is expected to remain closed for several weeks until repairs are made; more details on the repair process are expected to be known this week.
The road failure also cut water for Central Water Works customers on Bogia Road, Black Road and everyone south of Cotton Creek on both sides of Highway 29. Central Water Works was soon able to essentially reroute water to every customer except for one house on Bogia Road. A Central official said the water supply should remain stable for customers in the area until permanent repairs are made.
The heavy rainfall also caused flooding on roads through the area, including South Pine Barren Road, the remainder of West Bogia Road and South Highway 97. An unoccupied pickup truck was found nearly submerged alongside Highway 29 at Canoe Creek.
There was no other damage immediately reported and no reports of any injuries.
Responding agencies Sunday afternoon included Escambia County Fire Rescue, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Public Safety, Escambia County Communications, Escambia County Public Works and the Florida Department of Transportation.
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8 Responses to “West Bogia Road Collapses, Hwy 29 Flooded And Closed On Sunday Afternoon”
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Go to CoCoRaHS.org
You can get info on CoCoRaHS there. An online application is available, as well as information on the rain gauge we use. We measure to the 1/100th of an inch. Thanks for your interest.
I report in Escambia county Al just nort of Brewton. In looking at the maps reported this AM for yesterday there is one reporter on Schifko Road in Escambia Florida. Their reading was .94/100ths of an inch. As CoCoRaHs volunteer my reading was 20/100ths of an inch for my location.
CoCoRaHS…..I’d be interested in measuring the rainfall. How do we contact them?
Glad nobody got caught up in it when it collapsed. If only the county would get off their butt and pave the rest of Pine Barren to HWY29.
Never had this happen before, what’s going to happen with the mail? Is USPS going to come via back roads, or do we have to get to the post office?
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) needs volunteers to collect daily rain (and snow???) amounts and report them to a national database daily. We are really short of locations recording rainfall throughout north Escambia County. Consider becoming a volunteer rainfall recorder.
Its be closed for years at the rate of speed the road crews do work
WOW. 40 yrs and have never seen it that bad right there. That was a LOT of rain.