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Update: West Roberts Road Closures Project Extended Into The Fall
July 25, 2026
Here’s an update to a story we brought you earlier this week:
Escambia County now says a $4.6 million West Roberts Road widening and drainage improvement project will continue into the fall due to unforeseen conditions during construction, including utility conflicts and coordination, according to county officials.
Work was expected to be completed by this Friday, July 24, on the most recent phase of the project that began June 2 with lane closures between Stallion Road and State Road.
The entire project area includes a portion of West Roberts Road between Highway 29 and Pine Forest Road. The project is expected to be completed in late fall 2026, weather permitting.
Detours will remain in place along Kingsfield Road, Stallion Road, and Tate Road for the duration of the project. Traffic lanes will be reopened on West Roberts Road upon completion of this phase of work in the fall. Drivers traveling on West Roberts Road should use extra caution and follow road crew instructions and posted signs when traveling through the work zone.
Residents, pedestrians, local traffic, and emergency vehicles will have access to properties within the work area at all times; however, there may be short periods when a driveway or entrance may be blocked temporarily as equipment and materials are moved during construction.
The project will widen the roadway to two 12-foot-wide travel lanes with 5-foot-wide shoulders from Pine Forest Road to Highway 29. The roadway from the southern turn to Pine Forest Road will be resurfaced and striped.
The $4,635,298.30 project, being funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was awarded to contractor C.W. Roberts, Inc.
Pictured: Lane closures on West Roberts Road at Stallion Road as seen Tuesday evening, July 21. NorthEscambia.com photo.
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7 Responses to “Update: West Roberts Road Closures Project Extended Into The Fall”
I have watched these fools for months. No idea where they found these people. When you can find them actually working. Usually, they’re just all on their cell phones hanging around.
Keep the traffic light. It has stopped the motor home, 18 wheelers and over wide pick up trucks
My feelings are mutual to BL and KI. The bridge on Stefani Watershed spring fed water looks like hell. Instead of fixing it so it will flow properly the County bought and demolished a home that was flooding. What a stupid thing to do!!! Further, Mosquito Control is a useless bunch of “Know nothings”. These people are sitting around wasting the County’s money and the County is worried about the budget????
And the bridge over Bogia Road was washed away with a complete repair done in a couple of weeks.
I understand the West Roberts road project is larger but the amount and quality of work done to this point is horrendous.
This has been a total waste. The concrete gutters they installed from Highway 29 to the first bridge are installed so high that it has trapped all the water in the wooded areas and does not allow it drain. The water used to flow from the woods into the ditch and down to the creek at the bridge. Now, all those wooded areas are just marshy. You can’t even walk the trails anymore. The mosquitos have been as bad as ever in this area and the county refuses to spray. I quote “The trees are causing your mosquito problem, not the standing water.” That was from the county official who came out to inspect for mosquitoes. We were then told we don’t qualify for spraying or any remediation. This has been a disaster all around. Thank you for disrupting traffic and only making the problem worse. As far as not completing the job on time, I never expect the county to complete tasks in a timely manner.
I’ve been closely watching this project and cannot understand where the county oversight has been. I’ve watched as useless concrete gutters have been installed and re-installed. As the budget was likely stressed, the concrete gutters became grass gutters. The inconvenience of traffic delays on West Roberts Road does not compare to the nonsensical work being done. I predict this project will go well into 2027. Commissioner Barry needs to step up, investigate this project and put it on track as best he can. This is shameful.
It should have gone to Roads Inc. They’re a lot cleaner and they know what they’re doing. Roads Inc did our road several years ago and they all were very professional, and didn’t act like this rowdy crew on W. Roberts. I was afraid it would take much longer when Roberts got that contract. Don’t expect it to be do by fall 2026. They’re not that good.