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Two right lanes were closed but have since been reopened.

Three who recovered from traumatic crashes meet those who saved their lives at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville on National Trauma Survivors Day.

Wednesdays Afternoon Update | 5/12/2021 DeSantis issues state of emergency as gas hoarding hits amid pipe shutdown Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as demand for gasoline surged in some areas of Florida and across the U.S. after a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which carries fuel to the nation’s East Coast. DeSantis signed the order late Tuesday that bans price gouging and relaxes restrictions on trucks, something typically done as a hurricane approaches t...

09:15 PM EST Share The Northeast Florida business group says Jacksonville City Council should pass the bill but reduce money for JTA’s Skyway upgrades to $190 million. Plans to increase the Duval County gas tax to pay for nearly $1 billion in transportation projects gained the endorsement of the Jacksonville Civic Council on May 10, but millions in the plan to modernize the Downtown Skyway could instead go toward the creation of the Emerald Trail network of parks. The Civic Co...

The proposed doubling of Jacksonvilles local gas tax has won backing from the Jacksonville Civic Council, but the influential group of business leaders said the amount of local money spent on converting the Skyway system should be cut in half so $190 million of gas tax dollars go to other transportation projects. The Civic Council weighed in Monday as proposed proposed amendments to the legislation will be coming fast and furious in the final weeks of deliberation by Jacksonville City Council. ...

1. Know your alternative routes Road construction and traffic accidents can make driving a nightmare, especially if your route is an interstate highway with the number 95 in it. 2. Speaking of driving It can be tough to learn your way around this sprawling city, which is the largest by area in the lower 48. Think of GPS as your new best friend. 3. Speaking of roads 4. Speaking of boulevards If someone says your destination is on University Boulevard, insist on more information. University Boule...

A UPS driver in Jacksonville proved to be a good Samaritan to a South Carolina family involved in a road incident this month on their way home from a Florida vacation. When a rogue tire struck their car while crossing the Dames Point bridge, the Aughtry family made it to a gas station at the next exit, met with the Florida Highway Patrol and began waiting for a tow truck. Because the vehicle was making troubling sounds, they didnt think it was drivable.  When UPS driver Charles Wilson stopp...

The South Carolina-based company plans to build a $47 million cold-storage warehouse near Blount Island. 

As Jacksonville eyes doubling its gas tax, residents are still waiting to see construction completed on major road work promised when City Council extended that same gas tax in 2014. Most of the work on that list has either been done or is under way, but the Jacksonville Transportation Authority expects it will be 2024 before all the construction wraps up by closing out the final project in the northern end of San Pablo Road. The original scope called for about $100 million of work but...

02:08 PM EST Share The five-year property tax reimbursement would support the company’s proposed $47.3 million investment in North Jacksonville. By Mike Mendenhall and Karen Brune Mathis A $1.1 million tax incentive for a proposed FlexCold processing and distribution facility near the Blount Island Marine Terminal in North Jacksonville is headed to City Council. The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee voted 5-0 on March 8 to file legislation that includes a five-year Recapture E...