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Escambia County Reallocates $8 Million to Speed Up District 5 Dirt Road Paving
July 19, 2026
The Escambia County Commission has reallocated over $8 million in District 5 dirt road paving funds from completed or delayed projects to dirt roads that can be paved sooner in District 5.
The $8,022,410 in budgeted funds was realigned from dirt road paving projects that were completed or delayed due to right-of-way constraints to projects that are ready for design, construction or resurfacing. The dirt road paving funds will be moved into projects on Cedar Tree Lane, Fargo Road, Four Star Farm Road, and Lambert Bridge Road.
The county will readdress future funding for projects delayed by right-of-way issues.
The funds were reallocated FROM:
- Ashcraft Road Phase II — $305,986
- Bradberry Road — $312,500
- Cedartown Road — $65,000
- Chalker Road — $89,941
- Filligim Lane — $50,000
- Foster Road – Design — $50,000
- Foster Road – Construction — $473,210
- Four Star Farm Road — $22
- Godwin Road — $50,000
- Hall Road – Design — $100,000
- Hall Road Phase I – Construction — $29,093
- Hall Road Phase II — $535,100
- Jones Road – Design — $120,000
- Jones Road – Construction — $1,006,000
- Koehn Road — $50,000
- O. C. Phillips Road Phase II — $1,055,455
- Open Graded Cold Mix (OGCM) — $70,419
- Railroad Street – Design — $50,000
- Railroad Street – Construction — $642,744
- Robinson Street — $55,000
- Siglar — $22,028
- Spence Road — $100,000
- Spence Road Ph1 — $628,360
- Tobias/Arena Road — $745,418
- Toler Road — $428,000
- Water Tank Road – Design — $50,000
- Water Tank Road – Construction — $351,610
- York Road – Design — $50,000
- York Road – Construction — $536,524
The $8,022,410 was reallocated TO:
- Cedar Tree Lane DRP — $2,300,000
- D5 Dirt Road Paving — $564,550
- Fargo Road — $75,000
- Frank Ard Road — $1,900,000
- D5 Dirt Road Paving — $980,106
- Lambert Bridge Road — $2,200,000
- Pine Barren Church Road — $450
- Whirlpool Road — $2,304
Officials noted that some of the smaller amounts represent leftover funds from completed tasks, while other allocations will either fully fund a project or cover existing budget shortfalls on completed projects.
Project dates have not been announced.
Pictured: Work to pave Ashcraft Road in Bratt in 2021. Over $305,000 remained in the county budget for an Ashcraft Road phase II that was already completed. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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14 Responses to “Escambia County Reallocates $8 Million to Speed Up District 5 Dirt Road Paving”
You are right JIB the bridges too. While they are at it put the bridge back in at Molino to Chumuckla that gotten taken out in the 30’s.
DN Quintett needs bridges done also.
I totally agree with Earl Baldree. Hwy 4 from North Century Blvd. all the way to Hwy 97 is horrible. You have the Nursing Home, Dialysis, Church’s, Byrneville Fire Department,and other business off the Hwy. Northview High school where you have a lot of people to come to school for games and other things, the school buses, right off the road is Byrneville School, the Loft at Driskell’s old store where now they have all kinds of things that happen there for people to enjoy, parties and baby showers,wedding showers so much more, Lake Stone Campground.The road is so bad it needs resurfacing. Please do something about this nightmare to drive.
What about HWY 4 from HWY 29 to HWY 97 it is nothing but potholes.
It needs to be widened it is close when you meet these county dump trucks, school busses.
It will beat your car to death
REPAIR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS BEFORE ALL THIS!!! Taxpayers and Voters live on these small roads. Stop putting just dirt in the holes and repave the bad ones!!!!! Steve…YOU know what I’m talking about!
All this is nice what about taking care of what we already have paved Hwy. 4 sure could use a repaving. Has anyone traveled it lately?
I see Cedar Tree Lane is going to be paved does this include Cedar Point Rd since it’s off of Cedar Tree Lane or are they going to skip over us again like before. I think they’re just doing Cedar Tree Lane because of the new houses being built.
Robinson St. has been waiting for 60 years, i wonder why?
Leave the dirt roads alone there ain’t many of em left anymore
Outstanding . Road investment huge for all .
JJ, I believe they are talking about Pine Forrest which runs from Hwy99A in Walnut Hill north to Hwy. 97 just south of Atmore since this is in Dist. 5.
AGAIN , I Say
PINE FOREST RD NORTH I-10 TO 9 MILE
What about Wawbeek Rd? It really needs paving.
Glad to see these projects get done. Now can the county get wit Santa Rosa county about 4 landing quintett rd from hwy 29 to berry hill. Commerce could sure use it. The road is heavily traveled and is 30 year behind up grades.