Road infrastructure Interstate highways: •
Interstate 10 routes west to
Houston and
Metropolitan Los Angeles. •
Interstate 95 routes north to
Washington, D.C., and runs south to
Miami. •
Interstate 295 serves as a beltway routing around the city and connects to all of the interstate highways. Interstate Highways
10 and
95 intersect in Jacksonville, creating the busiest intersection in the region with 200,000 vehicles each day. Interstate 10 ends at this intersection (the other end being in
Santa Monica, California). A $152 million project to create a high-speed interchange at the intersection of Interstates 10 and 95 began in February 2005, after the conclusion of
Super Bowl XXXIX. Construction was expected to take nearly six years with multiple lane flyovers and the requirement that the interchange remain open throughout the project. The previous configuration utilized single lane, low speed, curved ramps which created backups during rush hours and contributed to accidents. Major arterial highways: •
US 1 The primary north-south local access roadway through downtown Jacksonville. •
US 17 Roosevelt Boulevard is a major north-south connector from downtown Jacksonville to
Clay County. •
US 23 Kings Road, is another major north-south connector that terminates in downtown Jacksonville as Union Street going southeast and State Street going northwest. Most of the road is either multiplexed with US 1 or US 17. •
US 90 Beach Boulevard is a major east-west connector from downtown Jacksonville to the
beaches. •
State Road 10 Atlantic Boulevard is the north connector to the beaches. •
State Road 23 The First Coast Expressway is a
controlled-access toll road serving as an outer
bypass around the southwest quadrant of Jacksonville. •
State Road 115 Southside Boulevard is a southeast residential connector; in north Jacksonville, it goes by many names but is a northwest residential connector. •
State Road 202 J. Turner Butler Boulevard is a major connector from Jacksonville to the beaches. •
State Road A1A Scenic two-lane road that runs along the
Atlantic Ocean.
Buses •
Regular bus service – JTA's fleet has 180 vehicles that travel 8.5 million miles per year on 56 routes; 110 maintenance workers and 320 drivers are employed. Bicycle racks are now available on all city buses. •
Express bus service – Five once-daily early morning routes are offered which originate from an outlying area and go directly to their destination with no intermediate stops, then return in late afternoon. •
Trolley-replica buses – local transportation available weekdays from mid-morning to early afternoon; Bay Street and Beaver Street (downtown) routes are free; Riverside and the Beach trolley have a minimal charge. •
Stadium shuttle – game day bus transportation from suburban, downtown and Park-n-Ride locations to the stadium and back. •
JTA Connexion (
paratransit) – special transport for the disabled and elderly, provided by private vendors with specially equipped vehicles and drivers. •
Greyhound Lines operates a
bus station in downtown Jacksonville, near Skyway
Central Station.
Parking •
Park-n-Ride – Parking facility available in combination with express bus service or Jacksonville Skyway. • Many companies offer Taxi service in Jacksonville. A cab can be hailed from the Jacksonville International Airport and most downtown locations, but elsewhere requires a phone call. ==Rail transportation==