JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville City Council approved on Tuesday a multi-million dollar pedestrian safety project near EverBank Stadium.
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On Tuesday, legislators passed the $6 million pedestrian safety improvement project along Bay Street, with funding split between the Florida Department of Transportation and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Nina Sickler, Director of Public Works for the City of Jacksonville, said earlier this week that the project aims to create a more pedestrian-friendly corridor between the stadium and the new Four Seasons development.
“We are looking at ways to slow down traffic in front of the stadium and in between the stadium and the Four Seasons and other amenities on the other side of Bay Street,” Sickler said.
Among the pedestrian safety improvements are two “tabletop” raised pedestrian crossings, with the first crossing on the eastern side scheduled for installation during this off-season, followed by the western tabletop next off-season.
In addition to the Bay Street improvements, the city is looking at other critical traffic areas.
A $4.4 million project is in the works for the Braddock Road and Dunn Avenue intersection, where a new traffic signal improvement project and other changes will aim to reduce severe crashes and delays in what Sickler called an “area of concern.”
A part of that funding bill is a $5 million investment in Pecan Park Road between I-95 and Main Street, which includes widening the road and drainage improvements.