Florida Department of Transportation’s District Two is prepared for the storm anticipated through our district’s Big Bend area and throughout the Northeast Florida area this week. FDOT requires construction project contractors to have a hurricane plan. Safety is the top priority as construction projects are secured by locking down equipment and traffic control devices. Maintaining…
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is hosting an open house on August 24 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 5530 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207 for the Beach Boulevard and University Boulevard intersection improvement project scheduled to begin construction in late September. Those interested can drop by anytime between 4:30…
It’s back to school time in Northeast Florida! Are you prepared for additional traffic, student bicyclists and walkers? Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Ride your bicycle in the same direction as traffic and obey all traffic signs, signals, and lane markings. Pedestrians should use the sidewalk; if there is not one, walk on the side of…
A new $44.2 million high-rise bridge on Heckscher Drive over Sisters Creek on the St. Johns River opens to traffic Monday, ending a little more than two years of construction. The new bridge features two 12-foot travel lanes, 10-foot shoulders and six-foot sidewalks on both sides of the bridge. The new bridge replaces a 1950s…
Florida Department of Transportation’s Northeast Florida District Two encourages motorists to “Stop on Red” as a state and national emphasis for Stop on Red Week, August 7-13, 2016. “Pedestrian and bicyclist safety are our highest priorities,” said Trenda McPherson, FDOT State Bicycle Pedestrian Safety Program Manager. “By improving intersection safety we are contributing to a…
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