CRESTVIEW — Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Okaloosa County
•State Road 85 resurfacing from Brandt Pond Road to State Road 123: South and northbound lane closures will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through mid-February as crews perform paving operations.
•U.S. Highway 98 over East Pass Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Intermittent westbound lane closures between 9 p.m. Feb. 9 and 5 a.m. Feb. 10 as crews perform maintenance activities on the bridge pilings.
•U.S. 98 turn lane construction at Pryor Drive, Palmetto Drive and St. Mary Avenue Southwest, Mary Esther: Construction activities are underway. Drivers can expect lane closures between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
Walton County
•U.S. 98 widening from Emerald Bay Drive to Tan-O-Mar Drive: Intermittent and alternating lane closures between Holiday Road and the Okaloosa/Walton county line from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. through Thursday, Feb. 9. The closures will allow crews to begin roadway widening and drainage work.
•U.S. Highway 331 Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge Project: Daytime paving and guardrail work north and southbound, south of the Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge to Chat Holly Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Wednesday, Feb. 8. One lane in each direction will remain open during the work.
•State Road 20 routine maintenance west of Chippewa Drive: Eastbound lane closure west of Chippewa Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Feb. 10 as crews place bank and shore material along the south side of the roadway.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 6 Okaloosa and Walton traffic changes