The City of Fort Walton Beach announced a weekend closure of the right turn lane on Perry Avenue SE at its intersection with U.S. Highway 98, starting June 28 and lasting through Labor Day weekend.
- The closure will be in effect from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Sunday each weekend. During these times, motorists will not be able to turn eastbound onto U.S. Highway 98 from this intersection.
City officials stated that the turn lane closure is intended to reduce vehicle congestion on residential streets north of Brooks Bridge. The measure aims to prevent motorists from using neighborhoods as a “cut through” to access U.S. Highway 98 via Brooks Street and Perry Avenue.
To alert drivers of the closure, message boards will be placed on Eglin Parkway (SR 85), Hollywood Boulevard, and at the Perry Avenue intersection. The city warns that navigation apps like Google Maps and Waze may not accurately reflect this closure.
Motorists seeking to access U.S. Highway 98 are advised to use the Eglin Parkway (SR 85) intersection as an alternative route.
The closure is scheduled to continue through the Labor Day weekend, affecting weekend traffic patterns in the area for the duration of the summer.
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Major moron move. Welcome to Floriduhhhh
I agree!!
I don’t think the photo (above) accurately depicts what is written. How can Brooks Bridge come AFTER (to the right of) the Perry intersection??
Perry is both north and south of 98.
The photo is exactly correct for what they have described
All this is well and fine, but FIX the traffic lights accordingly. Whomever has adjusted the different lights in FWB needs to be replaced. The light at the end of Elgin Pkwy is ridiculously long. The adjustment at the end of Brooks and First Street too.
Fix the right turn lane coming up from Eglin by the Bangkok cleaning and the traffic light and lanes on the opposite side of intersection next to Publix. There will be a head in collision bc people turning right (off cleaners side), and a someone turning left to try and get in one lane.