ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Transportation will be widening I-10 from four to six lanes.

FDOT conducted a project development environment study from east of the Alabama state line to west of Highway 29.

The distance of the widening is approximately 9.5 miles.

The project will also involve reconstructing the interchanges at Nine Mile Rd. and Pine Forest Rd. as diverging diamonds interchanges.

The FDOT project is estimated to cost $162 million.

The project is expected to be complete by 2026.