Drivers in St. Johns County should plan for a daytime detour on St. Johns Parkway as work continues on the First Coast Expressway.
Clay County Fair traffic is off to a smoother start this year after two new ramps opened at the First Coast Expressway and State Road 16 interchange, giving drivers another route in and out of the fairgrounds.
The final two ramps at the interchange of the First Coast Expressway (State Road 23) and State Road 16 will open to traffic this Wednesday. And the timing could make a big difference for traffic as the Clay County Fair opens on Thursday.
The final two ramps at the interchange of the First Coast Expressway (State Road 23) and State Road 16 will open to traffic this Wednesday. And the timing could make a big difference for traffic as the Clay County Fair opens on Thursday.
Much of St. Johns County is currently marked by orange cones and active traffic projects, and the work is set to continue as commissioners have voted on the top road projects for the coming years.
Toll collection starts today on the newest portion of the First Coast Expressway between Blanding Boulevard and U.S. 17, with variable rates favoring SunPass users who save about 25% compared to Toll-By-Plate.
A massive shot in the arm for Clay County’s growing infrastructure needs as the county opened new Fire Station 20 in Green Cove Springs on Tuesday.
A new 18-mile stretch of the First Coast Expressway is expected to open as early as this weekend in Clay County—well ahead of its original projected completion date in spring 2026.
The Florida Department of Transportation said the stretch from Blanding Boulevard to U.S. 17 will help alleviate daily congestion on major roadways, including Blanding Boulevard, U.S. 17, State Road 16, County Road 220, Henley Road, Sandridge Road, Russell Road and County Road 218.
According to the Florida Department of Transportation, some parts of the Shands Bridge will be demolished, while others will remain accessible for pedestrian use and fishing.
Drivers may soon start noticing construction popping out of the St. Johns River as the new bridge structure for the Shands Bridge project begins to take shape.
The focus is 2030, which is the projected year when all of the construction is expected to be done.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has shared details about the next phase of the First Coast Expressway, a significant infrastructure project that will expand connectivity in Northern St. Johns County.
Clay County drivers are counting down the days until the area’s traffic-clogged roads are long gone, but the completion of two sections along the First Coast Expressway should provide some relief.
A 20-year-old man from Jacksonville died in a crash on State Road 23, also known as First Coast Expressway, Thursday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Highway 17 and Interstate 295 interchange near the Duval-Clay border is one of the busiest interchanges in Northeast Florida and it’s been under construction for years.
A 38-year-old driver died Saturday afternoon after losing control of his truck as he entered the southbound ramp to First Coast Expressway (State Road 23), according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 70-year-old man was struck multiple times by cars Monday morning on First Coast Expressway near Trail Ridge Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A 53-year-old Jacksonville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon while driving on the First Coast Expressway, north of Argyle Forest Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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If you went to the Clay County Agricultural Fair this weekend, you probably got caught in traffic jams on State Road 16, which is the only road in or out of the fair.
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – A major interchange in Clay County is a step closer to being named after a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy who died last year with complications of COVID-19. The County Commission unanimously approved Tuesday afternoon to rename the intersection of State Road 23 (First Coast Expressway) and Henley Road as Sgt. Eric John Twisdale Memorial Interchange. Twisdale was a deputy with CCSO since 1998 and worked with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office before that. The Sheriff’s Office said Twisdale acquired the virus on the job.
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Clay County deputies and a SWAT team spent several hours early Friday morning in an Eagle Landing neighborhood after the Orange Park Police Department received a call about a violent incident in a home and hostages may inside. According to the 911 call, the caller said he had a bomb strapped to his chest and demanded money. “I want $30,000, otherwise I’m going to blow up the hostages and the entire building with by bombs. “It appears at this time the call concerning this incident was a prank,” deputies said in a release Friday afternoon. The SWAT team and their equipment packed up and left.
A new bridge that will connect Clay and St. Johns counties as part of the First Coast Expressway project will start in 2022, a year sooner than expected, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. The bridge over the St. Johns River will be constructed just south of the existing two-lane Shands Bridge and will include four travel lanes, as well as emergency shoulders and a multiuse pathway for bicyclists and pedestrians. Larry Williams, a Clay County resident who lives next to the State Road 16 Shands Bridge is ready for the construction to get underway. Construction of the new bridge is expected to cost about $324 million and take about five years to complete. The First Coast Expressway project will ultimately span 46 miles across parts of Duval, Clay and St. Johns counties.
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