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

The Pensacola Bay Bridge construction team reached a milestone Wednesday, Feb. 14 by pouring the first two concrete spans for the new bridge. The bridge spans are cast-in-place atop the Florida I-beams that are used to connect the trophy pieces.

The project team is focused on driving the piles needed for the new bridges, placing the “trophy pieces,” and installing the beams for the new eastbound bridge. Here’s a look at the progress on those activities through January 2018. Contract days: 501

Effective immediately, the U.S. Coast Guard has established a 500-foot safety zone for all navigable waters of Pensacola Bay within 500-feet of the construction of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge.