Jacksonville, FL (June 30, 2021) – The Southside area is growing and with that growth transportation improvements are everywhere. CM Becton recently meet with James Knight, P.E., Urban Planning and Modal Administrator for the Florida Department of Transportation District 2, one on one and provides...

​ Jacksonville, FL (April 13, 2021) – As a result of Council Member Becton’s efforts, Bill 2021-157 was passed by City Council, amended, to add $450,469.13 of additional funding for neighborhood sidewalk repairs to the city’s 2020-2021 budget for immediate appropriation. As a result of resident’s...

Jacksonville, FL (June 11, 2020) – After years in the planning, Council member Becton’s transportation initiative of 2015-16 has begun: the bridge widening on Deerwood Park Blvd in Council District 11. The project is being constructed by CGC, Inc. at a cost of $2.7 million with a completion date...

Jacksonville, FL (January 31, 2020) – Over the years as District 11 has grown, many of the public rights-of-way were setup to be managed by private entities wanting to forego the usual city maintenance, looking to create an enhanced environment that would be appealing to their new developments and...

Jacksonville, FL (December 5, 2019) – Construction on frequently used highways I-295 East and J. Turner Butler has been, and continues to be, a popular topic of discussion, not only for Jacksonville residents, but commuters throughout the State of Florida. As plans for the interstate grew, so did...

Jacksonville, FL (October 23, 2019) – Florida Department of Transportation held a public hearing to discuss the changes FDOT is considering to the intersection of Southside Boulevard and Deerwood Park Boulevard at AC. Skinner Parkway. The meeting was held on Wednesday, October 23rd at the...

Jacksonville, FL (October 15, 2019) – A nearly two mile strip of Southside Boulevard (SR-115) has been a dark corridor for many years. The unlit section spans from Philips Hwy (US-1) to the overpass Southside Connector just north of the Paradise Island community. It's been a concern of Council...

Jacksonville, FL (August 26, 2019) – It has been a complaint the residents of the area have voiced for almost four years that Bartram Park Blvd. speeds from autos traveling that roadway are usually found to be excessive. These complaints have not gone unheard by Councilmember Becton or the...

Jacksonville, FL (July 30, 2019) -- Shortly after completing the express lanes on I-295 West Beltway near the Buckman Bridge and with a year left on the I-295 East Express Lane Project, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced an additional enhancement to the east project that...

Jacksonville, FL (July 23, 2019) FDOT will begin work this August to improve and installing landscaping and irrigation along Baymeadows Road from Prominence Parkway to Deerwood Crossings Drive. The improvement project was announced in a Press Release on July 23rd. It read: “The project includes...

Jacksonville, FL (July 22, 2019) -- Councilman Becton and residents of the Brookwood at Nocatee community gathered at the Nocatee Welcome Center for a public meeting to discuss safety concerns of parents throughout their neighborhood regarding: Speeding. Brookwood residents are requesting to...

Jacksonville, FL (April 23, 2019) – The Jacksonville City Council approved Bill 2019-288 which appropriates $631,072 in Grant Funding from the Florida Department of Transportation to fund the installation of approximately 615 new countdown heads at 81 State Road Intersections. The Engineering and...

Jacksonville, FL (February 4, 2019) -- Jacksonville Transportation Authority has a new ride-sharing service for users to be picked and dropped off almost anywhere they’d like – ReadiRide. JTA sums up the new transportation as an affordable service “that puts customers in control of when and where...

Jacksonville, FL (January 22, 2019) – Jacksonville City Council approved legislation on Tuesday, January 22nd, to help regulate where large commercial trucks and semis can and cannot drive within the City of Jacksonville. The city’s Context Sensitive Street Standards Committee introduced the bill...

Jacksonville, FL (January 10, 2019) – Councilman Becton attended Florida Department of Transportation’s Public Hearing regarding its’ San Pablo and J Turner Butler interchange project. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed plans of the area to residents and drivers and explain how...

Jacksonville, FL (December 20, 2018) -- Councilman Becton joined Jacksonville’s Transportation Authority (JTA) at its Avenues Walk Park-n-Ride Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the newest JTA addition in District 11. Councilman Becton was one of the three guest speakers to talk about the new...

Jacksonville, FL (August 8, 2018) -- FDOT announced that S.R. 9B Northbound from C.R. 2209 to I-95 (including Peyton Parkway at Race Track Road) is now open to vehicular traffic (green on attached map). The remaining segments of S.R. 9B Phase III project are expected to open to traffic in the...

Jacksonville, FL (April 23, 2018) -- After 8 years advocating for a traffic light, residents within the Sweetwater and Summerfield communities in the Baymeadows East area were rewarded with a ribbon-cutting upon the conclusion of a short presentation by Council Member Danny Becton to officially...

Jacksonville, FL (April 2, 2018) -- On April 2, 2018 brought new and exciting changes in JTA Bus Route 23 for the Southside area of District 11. JTA public transportation service leaving the Town Center heading south on Gate Parkway was modified. Normally, this service turns west on Deerwood Park...

Jacksonville, FL (August 30, 2017) -- District 11 Council Member Danny Becton joined Governor Rick Scott and other State and Local officials in marking a major milestone to the I-95 / JTB Interchange Project with a ribbon cutting to open the flyover. The flyover represents the first section of the...

Jacksonville, FL (July 12, 2017) -- On August 3rd, 2017, The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to attend a public alternatives meeting regarding a Project Development and Environment (PD&E)Study on I-95 from J. Turner Butler (JTB) to Atlantic Boulevard in Duval County....

Jacksonville, FL (February 23, 2017) Residents of District 11 are invited to participate in the 2030 Mobility Plan open house to become informed as well as providing input on the City's priorities as we focus on mobility and livability. The revised 2030 Mobility Plan will re-prioritize the...

Jacksonville, FL (January 16, 2017) If you are like me, you dread driving North in the morning and South in the afternoon on I-95 going thru the interchange at J.T. Butler Blvd. “JTB". The traffic is horrible in that area as it backs up onto the interstate and causes gridlock in all six lanes....

Jacksonville, FL (December 18, 2016) Baymeadows Road is in line for a much needed facelift beginning next year. The Florida Department of Transportation recently held an open house at the Deerwood Campus of FSCJ where residents were briefed on the scope of the roadway project. District 11 Council...

Jacksonville, FL (December 5, 2016) The Jacksonville Transportation Authority introduced the second phase of its First Coast Flyer rapid transit bus system with the opening of its Park-and-Ride location at 7020 Philips Highway. The “Blue Line” extends from the Avenues Mall location located within...

Jacksonville, FL (October 17, 2016) Attending the Sweetwater community meeting “Coffee with Katie”, more than 100+ residents turned out to receive the six years in the making news from District 11, Council Member Danny Becton when he announced that a traffic light has been approved, funded and...

Jacksonville FL (October 11, 2016) In 1934, the section of US1 from the St. Johns County line to Johns Street near downtown was dedicated to Duval Judge Henry Bethune Philips who was the first Chairman of the Florida State Road Board, the forerunner of the FDOT, naming it “Philips Highway” with...

Jacksonville, FL (January 16, 2016) This past month, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) held its final public meeting at UNF to share its plans and to get public opinion to the scope of work to be performed regarding Express Lanes that are planned to be built starting in 2015 on I-295...

Jacksonville, FL (December 1, 2013) For well over a year and a half, the JTA “Jacksonville Transportation Authority” has been involved with a community initiative called the Southside Blvd. Visioning Study, focusing on the future redevelopment of Southside Blvd. This study looked at multi-modal...