The new Edgewood Avenue roundabout and medians are under construction. The Roosevelt Boulevard overpass is shown in the background. | Florida Department of TransportationThe new Edgewood Avenue roundabout and medians are under construction. The Roosevelt Boulevard overpass is shown in the background. | Florida Department of Transportation
The new Edgewood Avenue roundabout and medians are under construction. The Roosevelt Boulevard overpass is shown in the background. | Florida Department of Transportation

Roundabout nearly done at Edgewood and Roosevelt

Published on May 8, 2024 at 12:46 pm
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A multimillion-dollar project to add a traffic roundabout at Edgewood Avenue South and Plymouth Street is nearing completion.

When it is done at the southeastern end of the Edgewood Avenue business district, state transportation officials said it should improve traffic flow for drivers entering or exiting Roosevelt Boulevard.

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The new traffic circle was initiated at the city’s request, since Edgewood Avenue South is not a state road. The roundabout should be done around mid-May, said Hampton Ray, spokesman for the Florida Department of Transportation.

“Crews are currently working overnight to stripe and pave portions of the roadway. Daytime work at the location has been limited to minimize the impact to local businesses,” Ray said.

The project design shows the roundabout at the end of Edgewood Avenue and its business district, plus medians. | FDOT

One goal of the project is to improve mobility through the corridor with bike lanes, shared-use lane markings, mid-block crossings, sidewalk improvements and updated lighting at the U.S. 17 underpass, Ray said.

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The $7.66 million project started in March on Edgewood Avenue South from Roosevelt Boulevard to Cassat Avenue and included rehabilitation of the railroad crossing. 

Resurfacing is still underway on Edgewood Avenue from Roosevelt to Lenox Avenue, with work being done on Lenox Avenue from Edgewood to Cassat Avenue.

The roundabout is at Edgewood Avenue South and Plymouth Street, with the Roosevelt Boulevard interchange just to the right in this image. | Florida Department of Transportation

More work along the corridor will be necessary, including intermittent closures at Roosevelt Boulevard and Edgewood Avenue for bridge improvements and other work related to signals and electrical components.

“Crews will still be performing activities along the project corridor and Lenox Avenue,” he said. “The entire project is expected to be completed this summer.”


author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years of experience in radio, television and print reporting. He has worked at various stations in the Northeast and Jacksonville. Dan also spent 34 years at The Florida Times-Union as a police and current affairs reporter.

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