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…
Across the globe, transportation agencies and car makers are testing smart cars and smart highways – including autonomous cars and trucks that drive themselves. But before any of that technology can work on U.S. highways, major investments in technology and infrastructure have to be made in the form of cameras, video detection devices, variable message…
State highway construction in the Jacksonville metro area reached the $1 billion mark this summer, reflecting an unprecedented level of investment in the region’s infrastructure, according to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Secretary Greg Evans. “We are engaged in a major overhaul of the transportation system in the Jacksonville metro area and we can…
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is kicking off three bridge rehabilitation projects this summer with work scheduled on the Dames Point, Hart and Ortega River bridges getting underway over the next several months. Dames Point Bridge The Dames Point rehabilitation project on I-295 East calls for work on the fender system, joints and shear…
Jacksonville – Over a three-week period starting April 14, transport trucks carrying bridge beams will make the trek from Gretna, north of Tallahassee, to Heckscher Drive, where a new high-rise bridge is being constructed over Sisters Creek, a tributary of the St. Johns River. The transports, measuring 16-18 feet in width, will bring 18 beams…
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