Legislative session funds initial A1A intersection improvements

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Five years into the journey of building community and government support for roadway improvements in Ponte Vedra Beach, the Board of the Citizen’s Traffic Task Force announced approval of the first round of funding for intersection improvements along A1A. Thanks to the strong support from both the Northeast Florida Legislative Delegation and St. Johns County leadership, the final state budget for 2019-2020 includes $500,000 earmarked for Florida A1A corridor intersection improvements in Ponte Vedra Beach. The CTTF Board sees these funds as a critical first step in what they define as “Phase 1 Improvements.”

Since 2014, the CTTF Board has collaborated with local and state government officials to study and develop fiscally prudent roadway improvement recommendations that would help address significant traffic congestion in Ponte Vedra Beach. Working together with St. Johns County and the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, the CTTF in 2016 and 2017 facilitated funding for two major traffic studies that together identified the intersection improvements that would have the most positive impact on traffic flow into and through the community.

The roads intersecting at A1A are Solana Road, PGA Tour Boulevard, Sawgrass Village Drive, Mickler Road, Marsh Landing Pkwy., Ponte Vedra Lakes Blvd. and Dolphin Cove Boulevard.

The two Ponte Vedra Beach Traffic Studies estimated that the total cost of all intersection improvements would be $5.2 Million.