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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The new turn lane on U.S. 90 in Escambia County is now open, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.
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According to an FDOT news release, the turn lane, on Mobile Highway in Pensacola, is open and should be used to access westbound U.S. 90A or West Nine Mile Road.
Crews will now work on constructing an inside turn lane and directional median crossover at Field Creek Drive, prompting the occasional closure of the inside lanes of U.S. 90A between Western Way Drive and Tower Ridge Road.
Drivers should continue to use caution in that area.
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The work is part of a $2.8 million resurfacing project on U.S. 90A from the Perdido River Bridge to Beulah Road. That project is scheduled to be completed in early 2027.
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