JTA CEO: Gas tax increase for new infrastructure ‘critical for our community’ Published: Tags: Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) The tax — which would double the local gas tax from 6 to 12 cents per gallon — would generate nearly a billion dollars over 25 years. That income would be split between the city and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and be used for both road and other projects, including transportation, paying for septic tank replacement and other unfunded city projects. DOCUMENT: Ad “When you start looking at great cities, great cities have great transportation. We’ve done very well over the years in terms of the programs and infrastructure we’ve built up until this point, but if we look over the next 30 years, there is some significant needs that need to be addressed in terms of transportation,” Ford said. “It’s the right time, and the time is now.”