PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Beginning Jan. 5, downtown Pensacola’s Palafox Street will be closed to all drivers for roughly five months as part of a $10 million modernization project aimed at transforming the city’s busiest downtown street.
A rendering of ‘New Palafox’ that is set to begin construction on January 5th and end in May 2026. (Courtesy of Pensacola City)
The New Palafox Project is designed to enhance safety, improve stormwater infrastructure, expand ADA accessibility and give the street a new look. While the closure will restrict drivers, businesses will remain open to pedestrians.
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Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves acknowledged that there’s never a perfect time for the city to start a project of this size in heavy foot-traffic area.
A rendering of ‘New Palafox’ that is set to begin construction January 5th and end in May 2026. (Courtesy of Pensacola City)
“Whether we were to do this project today or two years from now or five years from now, there’s going to be inconvenience,” said Reeves. “So, we either would have to decide to never work on Palafox Street ever again, so long that we wouldn’t inconvenience anybody, or at some point, we’re just going to have to take a bite of the apple.”…