I-295 East Beltway Being Expanded to 12 Lanes

[Metro Jacksonville]

I-295 East Beltway Being Expanded to 12 Lanes



Don't believe us? Take a look at the plans and count them for yourself!

Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-jul-i-295-east-beltway-being-expanded-to-12-lanes

[southsider1015]

I-295 East Beltway Being Expanded to 12 Lanes



Don't believe us? Take a look at the plans and count them for yourself!

Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-jul-i-295-east-beltway-being-expanded-to-12-lanes

Lake, as of last Wednesday, those maps are outdated.  The Design-Build project is about to be awarded to the same team that designed and is constructing the Overland Bridge Project.

Stay tuned for more.

[Captain Zissou]

I thought this was an onion article. SMMFH.

[thelakelander]

Lake, as of last Wednesday, those maps are outdated.  The Design-Build project is about to be awarded to the same team that designed and is constructing the Overland Bridge Project.

Stay tuned for more.

Looking forward to it. Since money doesn't seem like a significant obstacle, I assume something more in line with the "Ultimate" alternative is going to advance?

[Captain Zissou]

After the initial despair subsided, I was filled with great hope.  This will be one of the greatest areas for illegal street racing in the country. 20 hours a day of open roads 6 lanes wide!! I've already utilized the current empty roads at 8 pm to test the upper limits of my car's capabilities. Imagine what I'll be able to do with 6 lanes of abandoned highway!  Field may get back to his roots and start up the old racing team!

[Todd_Parker]

Since money doesn't seem like a significant obstacle,

It will be a great day in Jacksonville when that phrase can be associated with any of the multitude of downtown projects that have been delayed/shelved.

[UNFurbanist]

Since money doesn't seem like a significant obstacle,

It will be a great day in Jacksonville when that phrase can be associated with any of the multitude of downtown projects that have been delayed/shelved.

Right?! I can honestly say I got sick to my stomach when I read this. How do we have the loads of cash this will take for a project we really don't even need? That section is really only busy a few hours out of the day and it's still nothing like most big cities. Like all giant road projects, however, I'm sure there will be little public outreach until the cones are already on the road. If only this transportation money went to some type of light rail system but nah lets sprawl till we've paved all of NE FL! Where do we go to protest?

[southsider1015]

Lake, as of last Wednesday, those maps are outdated.  The Design-Build project is about to be awarded to the same team that designed and is constructing the Overland Bridge Project.

Stay tuned for more.

Looking forward to it. Since money doesn't seem like a significant obstacle, I assume something more in line with the "Ultimate" alternative is going to advance?

Well, its not a 12 lane section.  It's an existing 4-lane section with a 4 new lanes, so 8 lanes and aux lanes for on and off ramps.

The DB team added a bunch of new improvements to score more points, which the public should really like. 

Again, stay tuned!

[coredumped]

Multi use path next to it? Or can't we afford that?

[Doctor_K]

Doesn't look like it will have any impact on the logjam that happens just north of the mixing bowl interchange @ JTB, as all of those extra lanes (heading NB) end before or at that interchange.  So, I'd think these are all kind of useless as the traffic bottles up north of all of this anyway.

Fail.

[Charles Hunter]

The next piece of Express Lanes, from JTB to Merrill Road / Southside Connector (south end of the Dames Point Bridge), has some money for engineering in 2020.  Construction must be some time after then.
http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/fmsupportapps/workprogram/Support/WPItemRept.ASPX?RF=WP&D=02&CD=72&WM=0213|ADD%20LANES%20&%20RECONSTRUCT&SC=01|INTRASTATE%20INTERSTATE&FY=TRUE|TRUE|TRUE|TRUE|TRUE|FALSE&ITM=209301~4&RP=ITEM

[thelakelander]

So is the long term plan to add express lanes to every stretch of I-10, I-95 and I-295 through town?

[southsider1015]

So is the long term plan to add express lanes to every stretch of I-10, I-95 and I-295 through town?

The general direction is that all new interstate capacity projects will be tolled/express lanes.    This includes I-10 and I-95. 

As Charles pointed out, the next I-295 segment will extend this 9B to JTB section. FDOT is VERY aware of the bottleneck, and there a few minor improvements that could be done as a part of this project.  It's just not officially a part of the current project.

[carpnter]

Doesn't look like it will have any impact on the logjam that happens just north of the mixing bowl interchange @ JTB, as all of those extra lanes (heading NB) end before or at that interchange.  So, I'd think these are all kind of useless as the traffic bottles up north of all of this anyway.

Fail.

Traffic bottles up quite badly at the 9B interchange in the afternoon.

[southsider1015]

Multi use path next to it? Or can't we afford that?

Not typical of a Limited Access facility like an interstate corridor.  I'm not saying its not possible, FDOT could pull the noise walls in and put a multi use path outside the walls. 

Lake, here's your opportunity to drop in and show the few examples of FDOT doing this across the state...