State Road 9B (SR 9B) is a state highway on the south side of

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. It is a

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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 renamed to Interstate 795 (I-795) when the designation is approved by the

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(FHWA) and the

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(AASHTO).

Route description

State Road 9B begins at an interchange with Saint Johns Parkway ( County Road 2209) in St. Johns, heading north as a four-lane

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. The road heads through Peyton Parkway (Race Track Road Connector) and Interstate 95 before expanding as a six lane

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. The road continues north for where it passes over Phillips Highway (

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). The road then continues north for another where it terminates at an interchange with Interstate 295.

History

In May 2008 the project was suspended by the

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(FDOT) but it was reinstated in 2010 when funding was acquired via stimulus funds.

Phase 1

Phase 1 of the SR 9B/I-795 project, consisting of a spur from the Eastern Beltway of

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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. 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. 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. Phase 1 opened September 19, 2013.

Phase 2

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. 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

Phase 3 consisted of extending State Road 9B 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.

Exit list

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.

Notes

References

External links

Official project site

Plans for SR 9B
in St. Johns County
St. Johns River Crossing Corridor Study
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