CHIPLEY -- Construction crews will install fiber optic conduit along Interstate 10 Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The work will require intermittent lane closures on State 285, County 189, U.S. 331 and State 81 where these roadways pass under I-10.
This work is part of the $24 million Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) construction project. The network will include 183 traffic cameras, 17 overhead message signs, 135 microwave vehicle detectors, 40 travel time sensors, three road and weather information sensors and eight highway advisory radios.
Construction crews are working on the installation of the fiber optic infrastructure for the high speed communication network along a 158-mile section of I-10 from State 87 in Santa Rosa County to U.S. 90 in Gadsden County. The network also will extend 56 miles along U.S. 231 from the Alabama State line to Bay County. Installation began at the I-10/U.S 231 interchange and is proceeding east and west along I-10 and north and south on U.S. 231. In addition, a new regional transportation management center will be established at the Florida Department of Transportation District Three headquarters in Chipley.