I-295 East Beltway Being Expanded to 12 Lanes

[thelakelander]

Except it's the 21st century. We can label the roads whatever we want but as long as it's faster to go through town on the highway currently known as I-95, don't assume that a drop in AADT will occur.  Some type of infrastructure change on the mainline through town would have to be included to encourage or force regional traffic to alternative corridors.

[Know Growth]

  I wonder if this is consistent with the adopted 2040 long range transportation plan? It sure wouldn't be with the one fone for 2035

We have no business,nor should there be formal Plan "Horizon" for such fast forward "Foresight".

Related to Growth Management process,DCA et al,Sector Plan expanded time frame"Horizon" ushered forward under the assumption ( 'Guise') of supposed greater grasp,responsibilty,checks helped move the expanded Go To Plaid 'Horizon'. By a relative few years.
Lake Asbury Sector Plan (Outer Limits Beltway) Number One ( 'not authorized').....and Da'Number Two provided hints.

(Yep,another Obtuse KG post     Just awaiting somebody else to Profile the Lake Asbury expanded planning horizon Sector Plan 1 Non Authorized and #2 episode. I need another chapter.)

[Charles Hunter]

Random word generator bot?

[southsider1015]

Except it's the 21st century. We can label the roads whatever we want but as long as it's faster to go through town on the highway currently known as I-95, don't assume that a drop in AADT will occur.  Some type of infrastructure change on the mainline through town would have to be included to encourage or force regional traffic to alternative corridors.

I'm not so concerned with the road name designation, but the fact that I-295 might be able to get you from St. Johns to Nassau faster than I-95 because of these Express Lanes would be a nice benefit, no? 

Again, I don't know if it will be faster, but it could be one day.  Even just by the added capacity, maybe regional traffic would use just the GPL lanes (free) on I-295 instead.

It's just a possible benefit, that's all.

[thelakelander]

In the event that Jax ever gets a real rush hour (doubt it will be soon with DT's high vacancy rates), my guess is 95 will eventually have express lanes. I believe you've even mentioned that before.

[fieldafm]

I don't know if it will be faster, but it could be one day

Sounds like a good reason to spend another few hundred million to find out whether it will work.

That line of thinking worked out really well for Richmond 15 years ago.

[brucef58]

Let us hope that FDOT does something about the chokepoint under JTB there is probably room for four lanes each way under this section and the backup also occurs where traffic from JTB moves onto I-295 northbound. If the these issues are not addressed properly the Lexus Lanes will be useless.

[thewendyjx]

Talk about another cluster &***. This is another waste of Jax's time and funds at what point of time are we going to ever finish something that was started with quality? At what point are we going to have a project that was done not need repair or additions made within five to ten years? At what point are we going to inspect the minds of the people who are passing out permits like water to a fire? So many obvious questions yet most will not ask because not sure they are willing to demand answers or are worth the effort.

[PJparker]

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

I don't believe ANYTHING written by this magazine anymore. I read the article about the city council approved ferris wheel, and told lots of people about it. Finally, someone called the city council, who explained to me it was a lie. Of course, the excuse for the lie was that it was a prank, by metronews, and the reader was supposed to realize that from the day it was published.

I don't think April Fools Day is a national holiday for anyone over the age of 18. I know metronews lied to the readers on that day, and I haven't read an article in that publication since then. I have no respect for The Onion, for it's journalistic integrity or humor, and this publication chose to follow that lead, leaving me with the same impression.

So, my only choice when I see a headline like this is to wait for a trustworthy news source to bring it to my attention. It's a really sad, sad day in the name of news when the Florida Times Union is the closest stand-in for credible news in this city.

[nadine]

As to the I-295 expansion, two things:  1,)  I remember an election where toll roads were voted on and the populace said NO to having them, and 2.)  I read recently that Jacksonville was going to have a new interstate known as I-795 which would include SR 9B which is discussed in this article.  Is I-795 the same issue as this article?

[Ocklawaha]

9-B IS I-795, the 9-B being the states official designation and I-795 the official federal designation.

[Ocklawaha]

I don't believe ANYTHING written by this magazine anymore. I read the article about the city council approved ferris wheel, and told lots of people about it. Finally, someone called the city council, who explained to me it was a lie. Of course, the excuse for the lie was that it was a prank, by metronews, and the reader was supposed to realize that from the day it was published.

I don't think April Fools Day is a national holiday for anyone over the age of 18. I know metronews lied to the readers on that day, and I haven't read an article in that publication since then. I have no respect for The Onion, for it's journalistic integrity or humor, and this publication chose to follow that lead, leaving me with the same impression.

So, my only choice when I see a headline like this is to wait for a trustworthy news source to bring it to my attention. It's a really sad, sad day in the name of news when the Florida Times Union is the closest stand-in for credible news in this city.

So count yourself as one of our unsuspecting victims, it's actually quite hard to come up with believable news spoofs that work. The mainstream and not so mainstream media have been doing this for hundreds of years, (in fact it's believed to go WAY back), and we decided a few years ago that taking a laugh break one day a year was worth the effort. Here are 31 other great news spoofs...honest!:

20. On April 1, 1957, the BBC broadcast a documentary spoof that convinced viewers the Swiss were growing spaghetti in trees. Some viewers railed at the network afterwards, but others called the Beeb to find out where they could get their own spaghetti bushes.

19. Terry Jones from Monty Python. Jones explains that the first flying penguin colony has been discovered, and they migrate in winter to tropical rainforests of South America.

The beautifully shot nature clip is, in fact, a spoof ad for BBC programming online.

18. In a 1998 a a newsletter titled "New Mexicans for Science and Reason" claimed that Alabama's legislature was going to make things simpler for everybody and round off pi to 3.

17. Got an old gaming console around, but can't seem to find your way around town with it? Google in 2012 announced it would release Google Maps in 8-Bit for Nintendo.

A Google product manager walks you through the simple process of blowing on the cartridge when it won't work after being inserted the first time. Follow along with this simple instructional video.

"We realized that we may have left behind a large number of users who couldn't access Google Maps on their classic hardware," the company said on its web site. "Surprisingly, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was unsupported, despite its tremendous popularity with over 60 million units sold worldwide."

16. During the construction of Copenhagen's new subway in 2001, a train car appeared on the street as if it were breaking through the surface. A sign for Gevalia coffee appears in the back window -- the brand was known for a marketing campaign that encouraged coffee drinkers to be ready for unexpected guests.

15. In 2000, Taco Bell bought a full-page ad in the New York Times with some patriotic news: The fast food chain had purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it The Taco Bell Liberty Bell.

The company said the move would help reduce the national debt, inspiring thousands to protest what they considered corporate sponsorship run amok.

14. The following year, Taco Bell said they would offer everyone in the United States a free taco if the descending Mir Space station hit a target that the company had placed in the middle of the South Pacific.


13. NPR announced in a 1992 broadcast that Richard Nixon would run again for president, after resigning in disgrace in 1974. His slogan? "I didn't do anything wrong, and I won't do it again."

12. Since then, they've hoaxed their audience with stories on the first farm-raised whales, Twitter reducing its character count to 133, and a movement called slow-net wave made up of people who enjoy the "more tactile experience" of dial-up Internet.

11. Sports Illustrated played on the hopes of long-suffering New York Mets fans with a story about a fast-throwing rookie. The article claimed that young Sidd Finch could throw a fastball ball 168 mph -- about 70 mph faster than the record -- and without warming up.

10. George Plimpton penned the 1985 story, "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch," explaining the phenom had been raised in an orphanage, learning yoga in Tibet and whose name was short for Siddhartha.

The magazine published a small article about his retirement in the next issue, and announced it as a hoax on April 15.


9. NPR's flagship program, All Things Considered, announced in 2005 that low-carb diet fads had reduced demand for maple syrup. Untapped maples were exploding, reported host Robert Siegel, creating a dangerous situation for New Englanders.

"An untapped tree," Siegel intoned seriously, "is a time bomb waiting to go off. Quiet stands of nature's sweeteners can turn into spindly demons of destruction."

Untapped maple trees that year caused 87 fatalities, 140 maimings, and a dozen decapitations, Siegel said. "That's the highest, ever."


8. Econoland: In 2009, the Economist announced an economics-themed amusement park, complete with a "Dow Jones Roller Coaster."

7. The edible newspaper: London's Metro put together a photo gallery of people munching on the free daily. The finished pages, it wrote in 2011, "are even given a light vanilla scent."

6. Belgium dissolves. In 1992, the Times of London reported that the north of Belgium was negotiating to join Holland, while the Walloon regions would become France's hat. It was all hilarious until this nearly happened.

5. Columnist causes fishermen to panic. Monofilament, reported the Erie Times-News' Dave Heberle in 1978, had been banned for potentially causing cancer in brook trout. A local shop sold out of the line, and Heberle was fired.

4. The Guardian becomes a Twitter-only publication. Most of its fellow publications, the paper noted in 2009, "now offer Twitter feeds of major breaking news headlines, while the Daily Mail recently pioneered an iPhone application providing users with a one-click facility for reporting suspicious behaviour by migrants or gays."

3. The Old Lyme Gazette's various hoaxes. Over the years, the weekly has announced it was being purchased by Charles Kuralt (who promised to double staff by cutting the reporters in half), and later that it was being purchased by the Soviet news agency TASS.

2. Ferrets lay cable for Virgin Media. "Our decision to use them is due to their strong nesting instinct, their long, lean build and inquisitive nature, and for their ability to get down holes," project manager Jon James told The Telegraph in 2010.

1. San Seriffe. In 1977 the Guardian based an entire travel section on a semi-colon-shaped island in the Indian Ocean whose capital was Bodoni; popular beach towns were named Garamondo and Villa Pica. This remains the standard by which other newspaper hoaxes must be judged. The Guardian even got advertisers to create special San Seriffe-themed ads. You can read scans of the whole section here.

[coredumped]

I read on this site that both Macy's AND Ikea were coming and still nothing! I pay good money for this site and I'm entitled to facts, I'm never coming here again!

[southsider1015]

As to the I-295 expansion, two things:  1,)  I remember an election where toll roads were voted on and the populace said NO to having them, and 2.)  I read recently that Jacksonville was going to have a new interstate known as I-795 which would include SR 9B which is discussed in this article.  Is I-795 the same issue as this article?

The CITY voted that, but not the state.  The City has no control over the interstate system.
See, the problems really lie in Washington as it the relate to the Highway Trust Fund, which is sill insolvent today.  If state DOTs were adequately funded, we could continue to pay for our transportation needs the the current gas tax model.  Since we've significantly improved gad mileage, we're buying less gas and paying less gas tax, but were driving more than ever before.

Look, no one wants to pay a toll, and in fact, you'll be able to drive in I-295 without paying any tolls AND still benefit from the additional lanes. 

The promises from an old mayor (now newly elected councilman) continue to confuse Jacksonville folks.  It would be nice if he were more clear about what the City can and cannot do.

[southsider1015]

In the event that Jax ever gets a real rush hour (doubt it will be soon with DT's high vacancy rates), my guess is 95 will eventually have express lanes. I believe you've even mentioned that before.

It's VERY early in its inception.  Construction year  could be 2030, if ever.  There's no significant rush; level of service is decent.  Overland Bridge DB was an opportunity to add some capacity while replacing the bridge.  The upcoming I-10/I-95 Operational Improvements will extend the newly added capacity over the Fuller Warron, add additional ramps, and fix some other issues.  The JTB interchange project is adding the badly needed flyover to the Beaches.  These projects should really help the LOS on this strech of I-95. Managed Lanes shouldn't be a major priority right now.