Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) cares about our travelers each and every day and reminds those traveling to be particularly aware during increased holiday traffic. FDOT prepared a video to remind the traveling public of ways to help make our travels safer. The video link is https://youtu.be/D2nH7TjFkl0. Current construction projects in the Jacksonville area exceed…
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…
It’s easy to get frustrated when you’re driving through a construction zone and all you see are orange barricades, construction vehicles and a clearing where trees and vegetation once existed. No one wants to see vegetation and trees be completely decimated by a work zone. That’s where FDOTree comes in. FDOTree is a new initiative…
Whether you’re commuting in Florida or visiting, Florida Department of Transportation and our partners want to make sure you are safe. Here is some key information to help. First, if you travel into Florida, why not stop by our welcome centers on Interstates 95, 75 and 10? You can gather some great information and our…
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