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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
•U.S. Highway 98 maintenance and repair of underground stormwater drainage: Intermittent westbound lane restrictions will take place 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays from Gulf Shore Drive to Airport Road in Destin as crews clean and seal pipe joints along the trunk line, adjacent manhole, and curb inlet structures. The project is anticipated to be complete by summertime.
Walton County
•U.S. Highway 331 Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge Project: North and southbound lane closures are scheduled as crews perform shoulder repairs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through March 31 between Bay Grove Road and Chat Holly Road. One lane in each direction will remain open at all times.
•U.S. 98 widening from Emerald Bay Drive to Tang-O-Mar Drive: Intermittent and alternating lane closures 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. through Thursday, March 30 between Seascape Drive and the Okaloosa-Walton county line. The closures will allow crews to begin roadway widening and drainage work.
The eastbound outside lane between Poinciana Boulevard and Snowdrift Road and the right turn lane from Scenic Gulf Drive to U.S. 98 will be closed from 8:30 p.m. March 29 to 5:30 a.m. March 30 as crews perform maintenance work in the area.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Maintenance planned on Okaloosa, Walton roads