State of Florida to pay $38M for Mile Point improvement.

[Gators312]

http://m.jacksonville.com/news/florida/2013-01-14/story/rick-scott-announce-38m-jaxport

"The formal announcement will come at a 2 p.m. event.

Scott said he decided to move forward with the state funding â€" about $36 million of the total price tag â€" after money from the federal government kept falling through."

[thelakelander]

^That's pretty much how we're going to get projects done if we want the benefits any time soon.  Stop relying on federal dollars and pony up the cash.