Crews will be testing underground storm drains Friday, May 4 on U.S. 98 in Gulf Breeze near the Pensacola Bay Bridge.

Crews are working to construct the new eastbound (Pensacola to Gulf Breeze) bridge and as much of the westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola bridge as possible. The new westbound bridge will sit partially within the footprint of the current bridge, so it can’t be completed until all traffic is transitioned to the eventual eastbound bridge and the current structure demolished.

Public high school students in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will be given the opportunity to vote on the mile marker signage and benches for the Pensacola Bay Bridge replacement project.

Crews are working to drive concrete piles, place trophy pieces, install beams, and pour bridge deck spans for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge. Here’s a look at the progress on those activities through February of this year. Test and production piles driven: 98