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<\/p>\nFDOT is hosting public meetings for the project, which would add a third median U-turn on Southside Boulevard between Beach Boulevard and Gate Parkway.<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Construction could be coming for a busy stretch of road on Jacksonville’s southside.<\/p>\n
The Florida Department of Transportation is hosting public meetings on a planned median U-turn at Southside Boulevard and Touchton Road.<\/p>\n
“The median U-turn concept isn’t exactly new, but it’s something we’re using more in our area,” said Florida Department of Transportation Spokesperson Hampton Ray.<\/p>\n
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First, it was Southside Boulevard and Beach Boulevard in the summer of 2023, then Gate Parkway and Southside Boulevard just a few months later.<\/p>\n
“The community said, ‘Southside is really congested.’ It’s a primary corridor for the businesses,” Ray said.<\/p>\n
Now, a third median U-turn could be sandwiched in between at Touchton Road and Southside Boulevard.<\/p>\n
“It is a signalized movement, which really does help stretch the traffic over the course of the intersection,” Ray said.<\/p>\n
Ray explained, once the intersection is complete, drivers heading Westbound on Touchton Road will turn right onto Southside Boulevard, cue up in a U-turn lane and spin around, then turn right onto Touchton Road.<\/p>\n
“It really helps alleviate the congestion,” Ray said.<\/p>\n