Streetlights are shown along San Pablo Road facing south. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
Published on March 4, 2025 at 11:45 am
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Q: We recently told you about a major road construction project completed on San Pablo Road.
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.
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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
Now Jacksonville Today reader Audrey M. has a question about the work. She says that new street lights on San Pablo at Drakes Point Drive — the entrance to the Villages of Pablo neighborhood — are still not working.
“I frequently travel that stretch of road and have noticed that the newly installed street lights on the west side of San Pablo between Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard have not been turned on even though it appears that the project has been completed,” Audrey says. ”Without them functioning properly, it appears to be a hazard for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as motorists, given the newly installed mediums in the middle of the roadway, as well as the sidewalks and cycling lanes on the west side of San Pablo.”
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“After reaching out to JEA and the city of Jacksonville, I have not been able to get an answer as to when the lights will be turned on.”
A: We asked the Jacksonville Transportation Authority what’s going on. JTA plans, designs and builds roads and bridges around Jacksonville and recently wrapped up this San Pablo roadway project.
Audrey should be glad to hear the lights will be working soon.
JEA spokesperson Karen McMcAllister says crews are in the process of running wire for 23 different locations during off-peak hours. “We expect this work to be completed in the next two weeks if there are no unforeseen conditions,” she says.
