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Gas tax hike would generate 7,600 jobs, $1.6 billion in economic impact, study shows Tags:  File Photo JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The proposed increase in the Jacksonville gas tax would generate an economic impact of $1.6 billion and create more than 7,600 jobs, a recent study by the University of North Florida found. The study, commissioned by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, looked at the economic impact of a proposed gas tax increase that would double the current tax from 6 cents to 12 cents per gallon. The increase would generate nearly $1 billion in revenue that would go toward 72...

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 The original scope called for about $100 million of work but those estimates proved to be outdated and the tab has risen to around $167 million, which include...

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 “Wh...

JTA to add Skyway station in Brooklyn this year Published:  Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Transportation Authority plans to spend $1.2 million to build a Skyway passenger station at the edge of the growing Brooklyn neighborhood. The first new Skyway station in 25 years is scheduled to be open by September. JTA filed the application earlier this month to build the elevated light rail platform on 0.11 acres on Leila Street, adjoining its Skyway maintenance facility near the Florida Times-Union’s old riverfront building by the Acosta Bridge. It will link to the Ce...

Humiliation. brown's defenders say he is simply providing information to the public about their police department. let's go to business now. today investors look to build off yesterday's gains, a strong day on the market across the board, more than 100 points in the dow jones industrial average. the s&p stopping a three-day slide to start the year. cnbc's steve sedgwick live for us in london. good morning, steve. >> yes, very good day to you, brian. the catalyst for that rally was some of the best trade figures for the month of november the u.s. has ever seen, so that was very positive stuff...