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Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
In preparation for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, there will be no lane closures or other activities which impede traffic on state roads beginning 9 a.m. Friday, May 28, and ending at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 1.
Escambia County
U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has re-opened the Pensacola Bay Bridge, restoring the vital connection between the communities of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola along U.S. 98. The majority of the bridge is open to four lanes of traffic (two in each direction) except for a two-lane, half-mile segment just west of the bridge’s arch while work to complete final repairs continues. The speed limit is temporarily set at 35 mph and emergency refuge areas are available on the bridge. To quickly clear travel lanes following ve
Carnegie Borough seeks public input on a proposed 2.27-mile extension of the Panhandle Trail
The Panhandle Trail could soon grow by more than two miles.
Carnegie officials are gauging public support for a proposed project that would extend the Panhandle Trail, a 29.2-mile pathway that runs from Collier Township to Weirton, W.Va.
Map of the proposed Panhandle Trail extension.
Following a Genesee & Wyoming Railroad right of way, the proposed 2.27-mile extension would stretch from Walkers Mill in Collier Township to the Port Authority West Busway Carnegie Station and end at the Port Authority Bell Avenue Station.
Since announcing the idea on Jan. 6, the borough has received more than 300 online letters of support from individuals, community groups and local businesses. Letters will be accepted through the end of March.
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PISMO BEACH, Calif. Twenty minutes into an uphill trek in the 880-acre Pismo Preserve, my small group of hikers rounded a turn as the noise from Highway 101 dissipated.
As if on cue, the preserve’s bonsai-like lone oak, which many consider its symbol, appeared through the fog and mist, growing out of a rock pedestal.
Other coastal live oaks stood nearby as if in deference. They were lovely in their own right, with weathered branches draped with long, pale-green lace lichen dotted with dew.
The preserve, which opened in January above Pismo Beach and is the latest addition to San Luis Obispo County’s recreational options, rises more than 900 feet above the Pacific with 360-degree views in some places.