Florida State Road 9B
  State Road 9B | ||||
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 SR 9B highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of SR 9A | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.508 mi[1] (8.864 km) | |||
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| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  CR 2209 in St. Johns County | |||
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| North end |  I-295 in Jacksonville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Florida | |||
| Counties | St. Johns, Duval | |||
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State Road 9B (SR 9B) is a 5.5-mile-long (8.9 km) state highway on the south side of Jacksonville, Florida. It is a freeway for its entire length. Its southern terminus is at County Road 2209 (CR 2209) in St. Johns County. Its northern terminus is at the southeast-most point on Interstate 295 (I-295). The highway is planned to be redesignated as Interstate 795 (I-795) when the designation is approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[3][needs update]
Route description
[edit]State Road 9B begins at an interchange with Saint Johns Parkway (County Road 2209) in St. Johns, heading north as a four-lane divided highway. The road heads through Peyton Parkway (Race Track Road Connector) and Interstate 95 before expanding as a six lane expressway. The road continues north for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) where it passes over Phillips Highway (US 1). The road then continues north for another 3 miles (4.8 km) where it terminates at an interchange with Interstate 295.
History
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In May 2008 the project was suspended by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) but it was reinstated in 2010 when funding was acquired via stimulus funds.[4]
Phase 1
[edit]Phase 1 of the SR 9B/I-795 project, consisting of a three-mile (4.8 km) spur from the Eastern Beltway of I-295 to US 1, began in the middle of 2010 and was scheduled to be completed in early of 2013, at an estimated cost of $68.5 million. The winning contract went to Archer Western Contractors / GAI Consultants, who also reconstructed the I-10/I-95 interchange in downtown Jacksonville.[5] The roadway was originally planned to open in the end of 2012, but was pushed back to 2013 to allow for the construction of a wider paved area to facilitate future expansion.[6] In late July 2013, southbound I-295 was closed a few nights to install new overhead signs for the SR 9B interchange, one of the final construction projects of Phase 1.[7] Phase 1 opened September 19, 2013.[2]
Phase 2
[edit]Superior Construction and Arcadis US was awarded a $95 million design-build contract for the second phase of SR 9B, from US 1 to I-95.[8] Construction began in April 2013 and was fully completed on June 13, 2016. Phase 2 includes a new four-lane road between US 1 and I-95. The Phase 1 interchange at US 1 is upgraded with additional exit ramps and an overpass over US 1 and Veveras Drive in addition to utility work along US 1. A cloverstack interchange at I-95 was constructed, along with noise walls in the northwest and southeast corners.
Phase 3
[edit]Phase 3 consisted of extending State Road 9B 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south of the Interstate 95 interchange. The third and final phase connected I-95 to County Road 2209 and Race Track Road via a connector road (named Peyton Parkway) in St. Johns County. Construction began on September 9, 2015 and opened to traffic on August 9, 2018.[9][10]
Exit list
[edit] | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
Although exit numbers on SR 9B increase from north to south, this table presents interchanges from south to north to follow FDOT milepost measurements starting at St. John’s Parkway.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| St. Johns | St. Johns | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR 2209 (St. Johns Parkway) | Southern terminus; at-grade intersection | |
| 6 | Race Track Road Connector (Peyton Parkway) | May connect with Nocatee Parkway long-term[11] | ||||
| Duval | Jacksonville | 1.340– 1.444 | 2.157– 2.324 | 4 |  I-95 (SR 9) – Jacksonville, Daytona Beach | Signed as exits 4A (north) and 4B (south); I-95 exit 333 |
| 2.533 | 4.076 | 3 | Flagler Center Boulevard / Citicards Way / Veveras Drive | Southbound exit only | ||
| 2.738– 2.811 | 4.406– 4.524 | 2 |  US 1 (Philips Highway / SR 5) – Saint Augustine | |||
| 4.915– 4.940 | 7.910– 7.950 | 1 | E-Town Parkway | |||
| 5.508 | 8.864 | – |   I-295 north (Jacksonville Eastern Beltway / SR 9A) – Jaxport Terminals, International Airport, Jax Beaches | Northern terminus; I-295 exit 58; no access from SR 9B to I-295 east beltway southbound or vice versa | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Straight Line Diagram of Road Inventory" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Donges, Patrick (September 19, 2013). "State Road 9B Open In Jacksonville". Jacksonville, FL: WJCT-TV. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ Moyer, Crystal (August 9, 2018). "State Road 9B Opens In St. Johns County; It Will Eventually Be Renamed I-795". WJCT-TV. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "State Road 9B Construction May Begin". Jacksonville, FL: WJXT-TV. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ Sanderson, Laurie. "State Road 9B from the I-295 East Beltway to US 1 (Philips Highway)". District Two Public Information Office, Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ^ Inclan, Lorna (January 30, 2013). "The wait is almost over for State Road 9B". Jacksonville, FL: WTEV-TV. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "I-295 southbound lanes to close for 2 nights". Jacksonville, FL: WJXT-TV. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ District Two Public Information Office. "Phase 2". Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ "State Road 9B construction from I-95 to County Road 2209". Northeast Florida Roads. Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "State Road 9B now open in St. Johns County". WJAX-TV. August 9, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ^ "Project 84, Racetrack Rd Realignment" (PDF). 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Adopted Needs Plan. North Florida Transportation Planning Organization.
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