The Downtown Shut Down

We're all getting excited about this ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME event!

The Gulfview Hotel, Fort Walton Beach's oldest buidling - and one of the landmarks of early Camp Walton - will be moved from its current location on Shell Drive (behind the old Staff's) to the parking lot next to Harris Insurance.  The building has been donated by its former owners Nicole and Tom Rothrauff, to the City of Fort Walton Beach - and will be relocated and renovated to serve as the Welcome Center for the City of Fort Walton Beach.  

HIGHWAY 98 will be closed - and traffic will be rerouted - between Beal Parkway and Perry Avenue - from approximately 8 pm until the project is finished.

Individual businesses along and around Highway 98 will be holding various special events and offers as people gather to watch this monumental event!  Thanks to the City of Fort Walton Beach, the Downtown Merchants Association, WEAR Channel 3 TV, and the Northwest Florida Daily News for help in getting out the word!

Where will traffic be rerouted?  FWB Police Department personnel and FDOT signage will be rerouting traffic around the closure of Highway 98.  Traffic will go northward up to Hollywood and then back down to join 98 on Perry Avenue.  

What about traffic on Brooks Street?  The Brooks Street access from Highway 98 will be closed off, and access to businesses and homes on Brooks Street will be from Perry Avenue, SE ONLY.