Finally

One of the questions visitors ask most frequently is  “  When will the beach road open?”

The answer, as of Tuesday, is what they’ve waited to hear: It is open.

Repairs to J. Earle Bowden Way, the 12-mile road through Gulf Islands National Seashore connecting Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach, are complete. The route is clear and open for the first time since July 2005, when Hurricane Dennis destroyed recently completed repairs from 2004’s Hurricane Ivan.

For more on this story, see the March 5 issue of the Navarre Press or subscribe online.