Memorial Day Holiday Safety Tips from Escambia County

With the reopening of the Pensacola Bay Bridge, heavy traffic and crowds are expected on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key for Memorial Day weekend. Escambia County would like to offer beachgoers a few simple tips for a safe, fun weekend:

Traffic

Be patient and leave early. Traffic will be heavy, and parking will be limited.
Please note that when you drive over the Bob Sikes Bridge to Pensacola Beach there is an electronic toll in place. The method in which the $1 toll is collected changed on March 20, 2020. Cash and coins are no longer collected in person. The county encourages motorists to plan ahead and use electronic toll collection devices (i.e. SunPass®, E-Pass, Annual Pass, NC Quick Pass, Peach Pass, E-ZPass), tolling apps (i.e. PayTollo) or TOLL-BY-PLATE from SunPass. The county recently made enhancements to traffic flow to improve mobility for cyclists and pedestrians.
If parking is full in the core areas of Pensacola Beach, take advantage ofthe free trolleys offered by the Santa Rosa Island Authority. Trolleys run from 4 p.m. to midnight, and they service the areas of Portofino to Park West. For a map of trolley stops and a live trolley tracker, click here.
View more ways the public can get to Pensacola BeachHERE.