CHIPLEY — Construction crews will install fiber optic conduit along Interstate 10 April 22-25 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The work will require intermittent lane closures on State Road 285, County Road 189, U.S. Highway 331 and State Road 81 where they pass under the interstate.
This work is part of the $24 million Intelligent Transportation System construction project. The network will include 183 traffic cameras, 17 overhead message signs, 135 microwave vehicle detectors, 40 travel time sensors, three road and weather information sensors and eight highway advisory radios.
Construction crews are installing the fiber optic infrastructure for the high speed communication network along a 158-mile section of Interstate 10 from State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County to U.S. Highway 90 in Gadsden County. The network will also extend 56 miles along U.S. Highway 231 from the Alabama State line to Bay County.
Installation began at the I-10/U.S Highway 231 interchange and is proceeding east and west along the interstate and north and south on U.S. 231. A new regional transportation management center will also be established at the Florida Department of Transportation District Three headquarters in Chipley.
The planned construction activities are weather dependent and may be rescheduled due to inclement weather. For more information, follow the FDOT District Three Twitter feed.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Lane closures planned for roadways underneath Interstate 10