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St. Johns River Ferry resumes service on Tuesday

By Jessica Palombo
Published on February 26, 2024 at 9:13 pm
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The St. Johns River Ferry will resume service on Tuesday, Feb. 27, after service was suspended for three weeks for infrastructure improvements and scheduled maintenance. The preventative maintenance is meant to enhance customer safety and extend the Jean Ribault vessel’s service life, according to a news release from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.

The completed infrastructure improvements include upgrades to the catwalk access at Fort George Island, updates to warehouse equipment and systems, improved signage, and approach slab replacement.

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The St. Johns River Ferry is open seven days a week with service from 6 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Service on the car and passenger ferry departs every half hour, with each trip between Fort George Island and Mayport Village taking approximately five minutes.

Full details, including ticket information, are at ferry.jtafla.com and the MyJTA mobile app.

author image Editor email Jacksonville Today Editor Jessica Palombo grew up in Jax and is happy to be raising her own kids here. Her work as a journalist has been recognized with national and statewide awards, and her bylines include NPR, Jacksonville Magazine and Experience Magazine. She has a master’s in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University and bachelor's in journalism from the University of Florida. In her previous life, you may have seen her on stage at one of Jacksonville’s community theaters. Her favorite breakfast is the double down biscuit from Sweet Theory.

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