I-95 Overland Bridge Project Expands

[cline]

Good point about commuter rail. If JTA wasn't so determined to 'prove' to us that BRT is the way to go, we could have already had commuter rail to the Avenues or beyond. With the grants for BRT on Philip's I'm afraid we are screwed again by little small minded people.

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[acme54321]

I live right next to this interchange in the South Shores neighborhood.  While the construction phase is most likely going to suck a big one I think the added access to our neighborhood is a good thing.   Only 6 houses in our neighborhood are getting demolished.  Only one or two were nice and well kept, the others weren't exactly jewels.

[Anti redneck]

Why is this going to take 5 freakin' years? I don't remember 9A/295 taking that long. Is there any way to get this construction done sooner? I mean, come on! Construction projects in Jacksonville are a joke!

[Charles Hunter]

Was the commercial area "Times Square"?

[tufsu1]

Why is this going to take 5 freakin' years? I don't remember 9A/295 taking that long. Is there any way to get this construction done sooner? I mean, come on! Construction projects in Jacksonville are a joke!

I'm sure it can be done in far less time.....IF folks would be willing to just shut down I-95.....maintenance of traffic adds a ton of time and cost to highway projects.

[Anti redneck]

^ That's what I would do. Shut it down during off peak hours (like around 11 pm-6 am) or completely if you necessarily have to. There's other ways around. If anyone bitched, let them know that it could be done this way for shorter time or it can be left open where we waste more of your taxes and time. In other words, tell them to shut up! Either FDOT or COJ does not comprehend that. My bets are on COJ.

[dougskiles]

The 5 year construction period includes the remainder of the design.  The impact to traffic won't be as bad as it sounds because they are going to build the collector/distributor lanes on the sides in the first phase and then move all the traffic to those lanes while they rebuild the middle sections.

[acme54321]

Actual construction is supposed to take 3 years.  When this article was written the plan was different with only the southbound connector road, with the addition of the northbound connector they can shut down the mainline completely and get the job done faster.... supposedly.

[Jason]

^ That was my understanding as well.

[tufsu1]

^ That's what I would do. Shut it down during off peak hours (like around 11 pm-6 am)

so do the work at night? FDOT does this quite often, but it usually costs more.

And what about the effect of construction noise on nearby neighborhoods?

btw, the info. about the C/D roads is correct...they will be built firast, traffic switched over, then the mainline rebuilt....which has reduced construction time considerably (which is exacvtly my point on maintenance of traffic)

[acme54321]

I really hope with these distributor roads they do not work around the clock.  I really don't want to listen to jackhammers and the like all night for 3 years.

[Anti redneck]

^ That's what I would do. Shut it down during off peak hours (like around 11 pm-6 am)

so do the work at night? FDOT does this quite often, but it usually costs more.

And what about the effect of construction noise on nearby neighborhoods?

btw, the info. about the C/D roads is correct...they will be built firast, traffic switched over, then the mainline rebuilt....which has reduced construction time considerably (which is exacvtly my point on maintenance of traffic)

OK, I didn't think about the noise at night. Sorry. But how much quicker would it get done if shut down completely, do you think?

[acme54321]

Meeting on this tonight at 6:30, doors open at 4.  It's at the FDOT building off I-10 on Edison St. 

The contractor has proposed some changes to the bridge and Atlantic interchange.

[Spence]

While I am finally satisfied that there are no TEMPORARY lanes as per original (wasteful renderings), I remain disgusted with the lack of redundancybuilt into this redesign which blows a unique opportunity to better connect Springfield to SanMarco.

Eliminating direct access to Hendricks Ave., and intentionally not aligning the new southbound I 95 offramp onto Philips with a full intersection at Mitchell St., (think:New Forest St. exit nicely dumping straight ahead onto Myrtle Ave.) paired with forcing right turns, and narrowing nearby roads to serve only oneway traffic seems shortsighted and counterintuitive given the stated purpose for this expenditure at the recent meeting.

If revitalizing our core is "key", then Southhampton, Broadcast Place, Ramp Q, and limiting access to Hendricks all deserve reconsideration, and this project needs more intense vetting, especially if SanMarco wants a Publix and fewer hourlyrate motels.