Jacksonville highway construction reaches $1B mark

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…

North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC)

Regional Transportation Management Center and Transportation Planning Organization offices now open

Today, a 12-year partnership among the North Florida TPO, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) culminated with the opening of the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) at 980 North Jefferson Street. The state-of-the art facility will house employees from FHP. FDOT and others whose main objective is to work…

Construction Career Days

Construction Career Days mini event at Camp Blanding

Transportation  construction partners  held a mini construction career days event at Camp Blanding recently to acquaint the Florida Youth ChalleNGe Academy cadets with career opportunities. More people continue to make Florida home and there is a continued increase in visitors to Florida.  An ongoing need exists for qualified construction workers to help build safe and efficient roadway…

5-Year Work Program

FDOT District Two – Northeast Florida 5-Year Work Program

A $2.53 billion list of improvements over the next five years (2016-2021) in Northeast Florida was highlighted at a Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) public hearing Tuesday (October 6) in Jacksonville. The meeting in Jacksonville addressed the work program around the Jacksonville urban area for Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns Counties. An informal public meeting to…

So what is important to YOU?

Okay Northeast Florida residents, businesses and guests, what is important to YOU concerning transportation? Most of the public do not realize how much Florida Department of Transportation is involved in traffic safety and efficiency, planning, construction and maintenance of our Interstate and state roadway system. Our planners work with organizations such as the North Florida…