$5.3 Million Resurfacing Project Planned for West Highway 4 From Davisville to Century

August 2, 2026

Escambia County is set to award a $5.3 million contract this week to resurface the full 13 miles pf West Highway 4 from Highway 97 in Davisville to North Century Boulevard in Century.

The project will provide resurfacing and safety improvements along West Highway 4. The work on the county road will also include reconstructing sections of the road base, milling the existing asphalt, and placing a new asphalt surface. Safety upgrades will include new pavement markings and the removal and replacement of existing guardrail, as well as installing additional guardrail where needed. After the asphalt work is completed, the right of way will be graded and restored.

Roads, Inc. of NWF was determined to be the lowest-cost, most responsive and responsible bidder at $5,327,739. Other bidders were Panhandle Grading & Paving ($5.5 million), C.W. Roberts Contracting ($5.7 million), and Site and Utility ($6.6 million). The Escambia County Commission will vote on the contract at its regular meeting on Thursday.

The project will be funded with Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds.

Pictured: A deteriorated section of Highway 4 near Northview High School in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photos and map, click to enlarge.

Comments

7 Responses to “$5.3 Million Resurfacing Project Planned for West Highway 4 From Davisville to Century”

  1. LuLu on August 2nd, 2026 4:38 pm

    HALLELUJAH THAT ROAD NEEDS IT MORE THAN HEY 97

  2. RW on August 2nd, 2026 3:24 pm

    Hopefully whoever wrote the specs isn’t the same person who wrote the specs for hwy 99 north!

  3. Keith on August 2nd, 2026 2:39 pm

    Get R Done

  4. Citizen on August 2nd, 2026 1:23 pm

    That’s great. The TOC needs to get FDOT to pave entire gateway of Highway 29 and add ADA multiuse paths to the side. They town has to be the one to put it on the State’s mutiyear plan. Its getting bad. Contact District 3 FDOT, TOC.

    Glad the county is paving that one.

  5. Elijah Bell on August 2nd, 2026 10:11 am

    Thank God one of the most dangerous roads in NW Florida is getting reworked. Thousands of trips by students going back and forth to school will be safer. Too bad the summer time away from school was wasted to begin the work. Better late than never.

  6. Willene Bryan on August 2nd, 2026 8:25 am

    So very thankful for this. It has been in need of paving for a very long time.

  7. Hmmmm on August 2nd, 2026 7:34 am

    Bye Bye, POTHOLE ALLY.





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