County holds SR 87 Summit

Santa RosaCounty officials will hold a SR 87 Summit next week to discuss the widening of State Road 87 from two to four lanes from U.S. Highway 98 to the Alabama state line.

The summit will address past investments, existing gaps and the way forward in the future. Commissioner Don Salter suggested having the summit to bring together elected officials, transportation officials and others to discuss the long-term project.

“A project of the magnitude of SR 87 takes years to accomplish, breaking it into segments, and identifying funds a step at a time,” said Nancy Model, transportation planner, said in a memo to the board of county commissioners. “The progress so far has been the product of a shared vision over more than a decade.”

The summit will take place from 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 15 in the Santa Rosa County Public Services Building media room at 6051 Old Bagdad Highway in Milton.