The American Automobile Association (AAA) is predicting that more than 51-million Americans will travel the nation’s highways during the upcoming four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. If the prediction proves true it would reflect the highest traffic volume in more than a decade.

Construction work on the new Pensacola Bay Bridge was suspended Monday, Oct. 8 due to the approach of Hurricane Michael. Crews began moving water-borne construction equipment to safe harbor and preparing travel lanes for a possible evacuation.

Constructing a new Pensacola Bay Bridge required relocation of land based portions of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) 24-inch diameter water line that connects Pensacola to Gulf Breeze and supplies water to ECUA customers on Pensacola Beach.