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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.

Wednesday's 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 the state. The AAA Auto Club noted that Florida gets most of its fuel through seaports from Gulf Coa...

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 Council urged city lawmakers to pass a proposed increase and extension to Duval County’s local optio...

The proposed doubling of Jacksonville's 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. City Council will decide whether to add 10 years to the current 6 cents per gallon local gas tax, w...