State Road 9B Opens To Traffic
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Jacksonville is a city that loves its highways. Now residents have another expressway to enjoy: State Road 9B.
Full Article
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2013-sep-state-road-9b-opens-to-traffic
Future I-795? I wonder: Will this connect with The Outer Beltway? I thought that was in some of the plans?
It should be interesting to drive on the spur!
~It's glorious~
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What a waste....
Unfortunately this city continues to sprawl. The cheap dirt, false perception that there is actual traffic in this city, and the lack of desire in this city to promote infill development and mass transit are all contributing factors.
Quote from: SightseerLounge on September 20, 2013, 03:39:14 AM
Future I-795? I wonder: Will this connect with The Outer Beltway? I thought that was in some of the plans?
It should be interesting to drive on the spur!
No, this will not directly connect to the Outer Beltway.
The website hasn't been updated in awhile, but if I remember correctly, the "preferred" route for the outer beltway is "Pink", and meets I-95 between CR 210 and World Golf Village.
Map: http://www.sjrbridge.com/10-12-2009/Pink%20Alternatives.pdf
(or, what Lake said, while I was typing)
I think SR 9B will go over Racetrack Road, and connect with St. Johns Parkway a little bit south of Racetrack. The TPO recently changed the Long Range Plan to say "CR 2209" - the numeric name of the road.
THIS IS SO AWESOME!!!!
You mean this isn't as exciting to people as an LRT opening?
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Blasphemy Lake!!
"LRT" is an outlawed term in these here parts!!!
I'll admit, it was kind of different to have the ability to stop in the middle of a future interstate and take pictures. Sort of felt like the road was mine since I didn't have to share it with many other vehicles. I felt like Will Smith in I Am Legend.
Jacksonville is a city that loves its highways. Now residents have another expressway to enjoy: State Road 9B.
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If we would all move to the urban-core, we could spend less on roads and more time eating dolphin-safe tuna!
Quote from: thelakelander on September 20, 2013, 08:45:17 AM
I'll admit, it was kind of different to have the ability to stop in the middle of a future interstate and take pictures. Sort of felt like the road was mine since I didn't have to share it with many other vehicles. I felt like Will Smith in I Am Legend.
Watch out for the tumbleweeds.... they get caught inyour radiator and cause you to overheat... would be a LOOONG time fefore you're found and it will likely be a guy in a rusty pickup with nothing more than a hockey mask and machete to help you with. :D
Quote from: jaxbeachguy on September 20, 2013, 08:55:20 AM
Jacksonville is a city that loves its highways. Now residents have another expressway to enjoy: State Road 9B.
If we would all move to the urban-core, we could spend less on roads and more time eating dolphin-safe tuna!
You're coming around. :)
I'm a commuter from St. Augustine and will certainly be using this road from time to time, especially when phase 2 is finished. I'm still strongly opinionated on this and think that this could have been done a different/better/cheaper way, that's all.
When do you think the Google Maps will be updated? I am not seeing this road on there.
I'm guessing fairly soon. They have already fixed the recently rebuilt San Marco Square.
Quote from: SightseerLounge on September 20, 2013, 03:39:14 AM
Future I-795? I wonder: Will this connect with The Outer Beltway? I thought that was in some of the plans?
It should be interesting to drive on the spur!
Google maps calls this new road 795/9B?
It won't be I-795 until it's fully complete. Sort of like what happened with 9A.
I won't lie. I used it yesterday afternoon and this morning. And it saved me about 10-15 minutes each time.
I cant wait to ride this new highway. It will be nice to see little shops spring up along the highway as I drive out and pay my property taxes in another county.
Meanwhile in my neighborhood the yearly tidal flooding has set in. Streets underwater and rain just makes it worse. We have money to build these things, but no money to repair/replace our crumbling urban core infrastructure.
Quote from: fsujax on September 20, 2013, 01:30:08 PM
Meanwhile in my neighborhood the yearly tidal flooding has set in. Streets underwater and rain just makes it worse. We have money to build these things, but no money to repair/replace our crumbling urban core infrastructure.
Isn't that two different funding sources?
Yes. One is DOT/Federal funding the other is City. Point being the priorities are wrong.
Quote from: John P on September 20, 2013, 12:09:06 PM
I cant wait to ride this new highway. It will be nice to see little shops spring up along the highway as I drive out and pay my property taxes in another county.
You should get to see that very soon. Unfortunately, I don't believe there's enough density allowed along the corridor to equal out the money it will take the state to build and maintain it long term. There won't be any noticeable impact in the short term but I suspect long term, the state's budget issues will continue to get worse (since this type of thing is done all across the state). For COJ, we'll have to hope that the amount of tax revenue generated will come close to covering the cost of other services needed to support future development in the area. With that said, I noticed there's a new fire station under construction in Bartram Park now. That would be an example of one of the long term support services COJ taxpayers will be on the hook for.
Who would be in charge of putting a greenway alongside of it? It seems like now would be the time to do something like this. Like the Suncoast Trail in North Tampa:
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Google map link: http://goo.gl/maps/gWcgw
We've probably missed that boat. The Suncoast Parkway is an example of a limited-access facility that would qualify as a "complete street."
A parallel trail is something that's best put into the initial design process. That way, the trail could have been integrated with the roadway at bridge crossings, like it is with the Suncoast Parkway.
In 2025 we'll have "Jax 2045", where a visioning session will recommend a nice bike & pedestrian path along the road.
Does anyone have the actual numbers on how much money it made today?
You know, since the rest of the public transportation is supposed to, I figured that they would be posting profit statements immediately to show us how smart they are.
Took 9B both ways on my commute today...the morning was wonderful time-wise, probably shaved 15 minutes off my drive. The afternoon was a different story. At 5:15PM there was already a 1.5 mile backup that took a half hour to get through...it actually took me longer to get home with the new "short cut" route than it did previously getting off at Phillips and 295. Did they even do a remote traffic study on this route?
That said, there are some obvious constraints on the southbound side that cause those backups. Due to the construction around there for phase 2, what is supposed to be 4 off-ramp lanes (two left, one straight/right, one right) is down to two - one left, one straight/right. Needless to say this causes a number of problems - one straight/right (straight onto Gran Bay) means that a train instantly causes a backup. Also, with the vast majority of traffic on that route going southbound, only one left turn lane is unsustainable. A 1.5 mile backup of a 2+ mile road extension is insane - I have to wonder if FDOT opted to open this far sooner than was reasonable with the phase 2 limitations around the road.
It will probably get better over time as the intersection gets to where it is designed to be, but the afternoon traffic was disappointing in the extreme. The morning helps, so maybe everyone just flexes their time to leave earlier in the afternoon. :)
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on September 20, 2013, 03:53:55 PM
Does anyone have the actual numbers on how much money it made today?
You know, since the rest of the public transportation is supposed to, I figured that they would be posting profit statements immediately to show us how smart they are.
Zero. Maybe we will have better luck tomorrow.
Quote from: Clem1029 on September 20, 2013, 09:18:42 PM
It will probably get better over time as the intersection gets to where it is designed to be, but the afternoon traffic was disappointing in the extreme. The morning helps, so maybe everyone just flexes their time to leave earlier in the afternoon. :)
This should go away once Phases 2 and 3 are complete. Most of that Southbound traffic will go to I-95 and Race Track Road instead of Philips.
Quote from: SightseerLounge on September 20, 2013, 03:39:14 AM
Future I-795? I wonder: Will this connect with The Outer Beltway? I thought that was in some of the plans?
It should be interesting to drive on the spur!
In all seriousness, as a transportation guy, the studies supposedly demonstrated that this thing when connected to I-95 will be a reliever for container traffic coming out of the port moving south. You'll recall the JAXPORT-DISNEY deal and there could easily be a rat in the works. For me the jury is still out on this 'thing.'
IF (A big if) they had any sense at all, rather then eventual/probable duplication of FREEways from the Shands bridge and the new beltway, they would aim this thing for Greenbriar road, dodge the houses, cross the river and come back on shore by the parkway on Fleming Island... Screw the Shands bridge and the utter destruction of Green Cove's golden property.
Think about it, the old Lee Field Naval Air Station has 5,000 foot runways, one aligns so traffic comes down the center of the river (away from houses) and exits over the 12,000 acre Bayard Conservation Area. The East-West runway approaches over the river on the east and exits over Dairy farms. Now the thing to consider is this property sits on a river port that once hosted 400 ships (not boats - SHIPS). Add to this that unlike Cecil and NAS the old Navy railroad is intact and serves a handful of industries. THINK CLAY! Barge-Rail-Air-Highway, and to cut off the possibility of extending those runways with the stupid beltway to 8,000 feet is criminal.
Huntsville Alabama, has done exactly this and is laughing all the way to the bank. Imagine this 4 way intermodal center between Jacksonville-Gainesville-Orlando and Daytona Beach. I don't think there is another property in Florida with such close knit possibilities.
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HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS CENTER - Not as good as the Green Cove Opportunities
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In 2007, Polar's parent company, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., formed a long-term strategic alliance with DHL Express. As the owner of a 49% equity interest in Polar, DHL Express secured access to capacity on Polar's 747-400 freighter services, combining DHL's leading position in Asia with Polar's unique access on U.S.-Asia routes and industry-leading services and support.
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Atlas Air, the newest carrier HUNTSVILLE-HONG KONG
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HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS CENTER - Any wonder Toyota located there?
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS - Better then Huntsville - Opportunities as big as JACKSONVILLE - Green Cove Opportunity Squandered - murdered by the beltway?
Green Cove Springs East-West runway could be expanded to 8,000 feet, enough for 737's/DC-9 aircraft. The North-South runway could be extended south 15,000 feet... but we'll need a stop sign on the Beltway at 5,003 feet.
Hmm, it won't even connect with the First Coast Outer Beltway Expressway and Disney sends more goods through Savannah than they do Jax. I wonder if that indicates that there should be an I-95 bypass highway through Waycross to connect Savannah to Orlando? :D
Why when is something deemed to be negative on MJ (I'm not necessarily against, like eventual highways, Wal-Mart etc) It's explained in a fashion like it's only exclusive to Jax? None of those other metros don't have highways like this, right? Every metro outside of Jax has top notch transit, right? Of course one (highways) gotta be directly against the other (urban growth) like a Holy War or something; Surely it's all that simple...oh yeah that highway is funded by the Feds anyway. It's like a pointless 'scoreboards & swimming pools vs libraries & feeding the homeless' argument. IMO it's kinda hypocritical to complain about Jax's 'lack of metro population growth' and be so anti-highway with every issue, no matter how needed the highway is; Guess what, it's those outer highways that greatly help add to the metro population!!! Who would have thunk it....
Quote from: Ocklawaha on September 20, 2013, 10:26:23 PM
Quote from: SightseerLounge on September 20, 2013, 03:39:14 AM
Future I-795? I wonder: Will this connect with The Outer Beltway? I thought that was in some of the plans?
It should be interesting to drive on the spur!
In all seriousness, as a transportation guy, the studies supposedly demonstrated that this thing when connected to I-95 will be a reliever for container traffic coming out of the port moving south. You'll recall the JAXPORT-DISNEY deal and there could easily be a rat in the works. For me the jury is still out on this 'thing.'
IF (A big if) they had any sense at all, rather then eventual/probable duplication of FREEways from the Shands bridge and the new beltway, they would aim this thing for Greenbriar road, dodge the houses, cross the river and come back on shore by the parkway on Fleming Island... Screw the Shands bridge and the utter destruction of Green Cove's golden property.
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Maybe, something like this is a solution to the bypass of the areas that were mentioned! The tunnel would come up by Fleming Island. Who am I kidding? FLORIDA would never go for this! It's too out there. The plan for a logistics center sounds like a good idea! It sounds like a potential money maker.
The submerged tunnel concept could be used for a few river crossings because they are needed very much in this area.
Quote from: I-10east on September 21, 2013, 02:28:46 AM
Why when is something deemed to be negative on MJ (I'm not necessarily against, like eventual highways, Wal-Mart etc) It's explained in a fashion like it's only exclusive to Jax? None of those other metros don't have highways like this, right? Every metro outside of Jax has top notch transit, right? Of course one (highways) gotta be directly against the other (urban growth) like a Holy War or something; Surely it's all that simple...oh yeah that highway is funded by the Feds anyway. It's like a pointless 'scoreboards & swimming pools vs libraries & feeding the homeless' argument. IMO it's kinda hypocritical to complain about Jax's 'lack of metro population growth' and be so anti-highway with every issue, no matter how needed the highway is; Guess what, it's those outer highways that greatly help add to the metro population!!! Who would have thunk it....
For me, the thing that I don't like about Jacksonville's building of highways and roads is that they don't balance that with other modes of transportation! Look at Oakleaf! There is no talk of balance with light rail, commuter rail, or even buses! They just build more roads, and they build even more subdivisions! It's crazy. It's the same for the Town Center! I could be wrong, but there seems to be no balance being planned for that area!
I know Jacksonville's not "filled in" yet, but when it gets there, this area is going to be hurting. Yeah! Other cities are not perfect, but Jacksonville has a chance to eliminate a lot of problems that they had before they pop up!
Quote from: I-10east on September 21, 2013, 02:28:46 AM
Why when is something deemed to be negative on MJ (I'm not necessarily against, like eventual highways, Wal-Mart etc) It's explained in a fashion like it's only exclusive to Jax? None of those other metros don't have highways like this, right? Every metro outside of Jax has top notch transit, right? Of course one (highways) gotta be directly against the other (urban growth) like a Holy War or something; Surely it's all that simple...oh yeah that highway is funded by the Feds anyway. It's like a pointless 'scoreboards & swimming pools vs libraries & feeding the homeless' argument. IMO it's kinda hypocritical to complain about Jax's 'lack of metro population growth' and be so anti-highway with every issue, no matter how needed the highway is; Guess what, it's those outer highways that greatly help add to the metro population!!! Who would have thunk it....
Well, we are called Metro JACKSONVILLE, lol. Yes, there are a ton of crazy things going on across the country but the primarily focus of this site is our own community. Why wouldn't you want discussion on how to become a more fiscally sustainable community in the future?
Also, why would you think that one needs to invest billions in slicing new highways all across virgin soil to have growth? There's several examples out there where investing in your community's Quality-Of-Life offerings (ex. schools, parks, libraries, residents, etc.) has led to healthy growth.
I don't even have a problem with people hating highways, alot of people do; My thing is we're not the only city out with these massive road projects. Also, if our metro pop continues to be 1.3 million the next half-decade, one has to wonder why. I hear tons of people complaining about the met pop growth all of the time when those annual stats come out. Look at Austin and San Antonio everyone's favorite darlings with that 85MPH highway between those cities; I'm sure that those cities both have 24HR streetcars running every 2 minutes. *sarcasm* :)
Quote from: SightseerLounge on September 21, 2013, 05:37:12 AM
For me, the thing that I don't like about Jacksonville's building of highways and roads is that they don't balance that with other modes of transportation! Look at Oakleaf! There is no talk of balance with light rail, commuter rail, or even buses! They just build more roads, and they build even more subdivisions! It's crazy. It's the same for the Town Center! I could be wrong, but there seems to be no balance being planned for that area!
I know Jacksonville's not "filled in" yet, but when it gets there, this area is going to be hurting. Yeah! Other cities are not perfect, but Jacksonville has a chance to eliminate a lot of problems that they had before they pop up!
The Town Center has a JTA bus going out there, not sure about the wait time or whatever. No denying there should be a better balance between urban transit, and out-lying road projects, but that highway was funded federally. If 9B was a JTA project, I would agree with you 100 percent.
Quote from: I-10east on September 21, 2013, 03:24:06 PM
I don't even have a problem with people hating highways, alot of people do; My thing is we're not the only city out with these massive road projects. Also, if our metro pop continues to be 1.3 million the next half-decade, one has to wonder why. I hear tons of people complaining about the met pop growth all of the time when those annual stats come out. Look at Austin and San Antonio everyone's favorite darlings with that 8OMPH highway between those cities; I'm sure that those cities both have 24HR streetcars running every 2 minutes. *sarcasm* :)
I don't hate highways or roads. I'm just not a fan of those that will never cover their costs economically indirectly. As for Austin and San Antonio both have made the revitalization of the core areas high priorities. Austin has gone as far as to implement a hyrbid commuter rail system with local dollars. San Antonio is attempting to bring back streetcars and their riverwalk is a great example of utilizing an existing blighted asset as an anchor for overall redevelopment. It would not hurt us to utilize some of their successful revitalization concepts and strategies in our own urban core.
I-795 will serve a larger purpose as the Overland Bridge project ramps up and the follow up work to reconstruct 95 between 295 and Emerson immediately follows (which includes the much fumbled JTB exit plan)
Through east coast traffic will not have navigate the lane shifting in what will be a extended construction zone for the next 4-6 years through the Southside.
While the Cross Road bridge should rightfully make people cynical, hopefully when it does develop, it will produce the needed fuel stations which create gas tax revenues for said roads.
While it is somewhat great that they "future proofed" I-795 with a standby third lane, there was no such planning on I-295 between JTB and Merrill. Any third lanes there WILL require major bridge modifications.
They actually changed the scope of I-795 a little to reduce some of the costs before they broke ground. The interchange with 295 was originally supposed to have 795 doing a total fly over with pyloned bridges and treating 295 traffic as the "ramped" yield. Instead they put the southbound lanes on an urban style flyover with tile lined infill. Then they turned 795 north into the ramped yield and kept 295 the primary.
While I don't think roads will be going away anytime soon, now is a good time to educate people that economic development is not solely based on the extension or creation of major new roads. Yes, they are important, but there are other paths to development.
Quote from: thelakelander on September 20, 2013, 10:39:41 PM
Hmm, it won't even connect with the First Coast Outer Beltway Expressway and Disney sends more goods through Savannah than they do Jax. I wonder if that indicates that there should be an I-95 bypass highway through Waycross to connect Savannah to Orlando? :D
Won't connect with the Outer Beltway is exactly right, but if they're going to build that thing in Clay and St. Johns my feelings are they are taking it WAY too far south. If your going to commit to doing it, get it through Flemming Island and the area of 210/Greenbriar while you still have the chance.
Killing any runway expansion at the old Lee Field by wrapping a FREEway around it is a horrible waste of pre-existing infrastructure. It really amounts to a group of brain dead people with maps and markers and Clay County being clueless about the opportunity they have sat on since 1963.
;) Maybe you missed this Lake?
QuoteJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Governor Rick Scott made a big announcement Tuesday morning at JaxPort.
Walt Disney products, toys and souvenirs, are now coming through JaxPort. Almost 75 percent of their toys and souvenirs to be exact.
Mickey Mouse, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll were in also in attendance at the early morning press conference.
Disney originally was importing all of these products through Savannah, Ga.
SOURCE: Submitted by Claire Simms, Reporter
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, 6:25pm, FIRST COAST NEWS
http://downtownjax.firstcoastnews.com/news/news/80294-disney-moves-imports-jaxport
i'm just speculating, but as any 'Lakelander' already knows, what Disney wants - Disney gets. As for the Savannah-Waycross-Disney interstate... don't put anything past the RAT. ;) Watch AAF open that Cocoa station! Disney Cruise Lines, I'd bet money on it. Sorry but man you shouldn't give those @#$#%@$#! such an idea as a direct interstate of their own. I can just see it now, 'THE MICKEY TURNPIKE' $75 dollars each way - but you get a set of plastic ears at the toll booth. The way I see it, there may be a lot of voices in that smoke filled room. Hanjin? Tripac? MOL? etc. SOMETHING made a Jaxport spokesperson comment that it was 'container traffic.'
I drove on I-795 yesterday, and it was like going back in time to 2003-2004 when I-295 was being finished around the south end from Baymeadows to I-95! I can't lie: It was fun being able to say that I drove on a "brand new" highway! Hahahahaha! It was smart to make the roadway six lanes. "They" finally got that right. Is it possible to make something from that area toward the beaches? That has to be done.
Quote from: spuwho on September 21, 2013, 09:04:21 PM
I-795 will serve a larger purpose as the Overland Bridge project ramps up and the follow up work to reconstruct 95 between 295 and Emerson immediately follows (which includes the much fumbled JTB exit plan)
Through east coast traffic will not have navigate the lane shifting in what will be a extended construction zone for the next 4-6 years through the Southside.
awesome...let's make it easier for people to avoid our urban core
Quote from: tufsu1 on September 22, 2013, 06:42:43 PM
Quote from: spuwho on September 21, 2013, 09:04:21 PM
I-795 will serve a larger purpose as the Overland Bridge project ramps up and the follow up work to reconstruct 95 between 295 and Emerson immediately follows (which includes the much fumbled JTB exit plan)
Through east coast traffic will not have navigate the lane shifting in what will be a extended construction zone for the next 4-6 years through the Southside.
awesome...let's make it easier for people to avoid our urban core
how does 9B help people avoid the inner core?
^ I think the post I quoted makes that clear
Quote from: tufsu1 on September 22, 2013, 09:21:41 PM
^ I think the post I quoted makes that clear
I wasn't thinking of urban avoidance...it was more of maintaining traffic flow while 95/Overland and beyond goes through a major refurbishment.
I-95 is more than about Jacksonville, its a vital east coast arterial supporting the transport of public and commerce.
^I-295 already does this. All 9B (assuming once fully complete) does is help traffic, in a particular direction, bypass the I-295/95 interchange. Nevertheless, all of this is moot because Phase II of 9B and the Overland Bridge are being constructed at the same time.
Looking at a map, 795 is going to appear to be a shortcut, one that avoids downtown traffic. Think about that when you drive through Baltimore, Dallas or Atlanta. In spite of our constructive criticism of our city, we have a sparkling Skyline rarely duplicated anywhere, consider that a 'Chamber of Commerce Skyline.' Our skyline alone can attract the attention of thousands of people daily. We've got another ace in the downtown deck, like it or not, stupid move or smart, our Skyway monorail is visible and perceived to be the 'trains of the future.' Tomorrow Land 2 hours before you reach Tomorrow Land. Send that line another 1/2 mile into San Marco and it will be even more visible, likewise if we ever equip it with more then simple cab-cars.
Every Jaxson should ask themselves, do you want to be in a not-so-familiar city's traffic jam? Probably not. Yes the traffic will pour around the 'shortcut' and avoid the construction at the Overland Bridge and when it is finished, they'll keep right on avoiding our downtown.
It's no more of a "short cut" than I-295 currently is. The "short cut" will also clog up once FDOT starts putting in those Leus lanes.
Quote from: tufsu1 on September 22, 2013, 09:21:41 PM
^ I think the post I quoted makes that clear
9B doesn't do that, I-295 does that already.
Is it really wrong for me to be depressed about this entire State 9B project?
-Josh
Gate has a contract to purchase 37 acres just south of the 9B/Philips Highway interchange.
QuoteJacksonville-based Gate Petroleum Co. continues to expand, this time contracting to buy 37.6 acres along Philips Highway in the Bayard area south of the Florida 9B interchange.
Gate said it is buying the property for $2.7 million to expand its convenience store chain. In addition to developing a store, it will develop and sell outparcels to commercial users.
full article: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=540660
Quote from: thelakelander on October 01, 2013, 06:07:30 PM
Gate has a contract to purchase 37 acres just south of the 9B/Philips Highway interchange.
QuoteJacksonville-based Gate Petroleum Co. continues to expand, this time contracting to buy 37.6 acres along Philips Highway in the Bayard area south of the Florida 9B interchange.
Gate said it is buying the property for $2.7 million to expand its convenience store chain. In addition to developing a store, it will develop and sell outparcels to commercial users.
full article: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=540660
That property went up for sale when FDOT deferred the 9B project.
I noticed this morning that they changed the traffic pattern for the southbound lanes. I also noticed some activity on the overpass shortly after 9B begins. You can see trees being cleared. I assume this will be an off ramp of some kind with commercial developments.