Work on San Pablo Road included new traffic lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
Published on January 3, 2025 at 4:15 pm
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has finished a construction project that is expected to make San Pablo Road safer.
The work turned two sections of San Pablo to a three-lane, divided roadway — from Beach Boulevard to Crystal Cove Drive and from Osprey Point Drive to Atlantic Boulevard.
The project included nearly 5 miles of new sidewalk, nine crosswalks with pedestrian-activated flashing beacons, 89 new streetlights, raised medians, bike lanes and an upgraded drainage system
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The work was part of the the JTA MobilityWorks 1.0 program, funded by the extension of the local option gas tax.
The Florida Department of Transportation says the corridor handles up to 19,000 vehicles a day.
JTA Board Chair Debbie Buckland lives in Atlantic Beach and drives the San Pablo corridor frequently to visit her mother. Before the changes, she said, it was the worst when school let out.
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“I was always worried that the kids were in danger, because there were no places to walk, and turn, and park,” Buckland said at a ribbon cutting Friday. “This is so much better.”
JTA says the project was finished almost two years ahead of schedule. Now the agency is focusing on MobilityWorks 2.0 projects, which include connecting Jacksonville neighborhoods, acquiring a new ferry vessel and improving bus stops.
