Florida State Road 9B
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| Future Interstate 795 | ||||
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| Auxiliary route of SR 9 | ||||
| Maintained by FDOT | ||||
| Length: | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | |||
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 CR 2209 in St. Johns County
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 I-95 in Duval County
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I-95 in Duval County |
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| North end: |
 I-295 in Jacksonville
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| Counties: | St. Johns, Duval | |||
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| Location: | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Length: | 5.0 mi (8.0 km) |
| History: | Proposed 2010 Assigned 2011 |
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State Road 9B (SR 9B) is a 5-mile-long (8.0 km) freeway on the south side of Jacksonville, Florida in the United States. Its north end is at the southeast-most point on I-295, and it currently terminates at I-95 in southern Jacksonville. An extension is under construction to connect to CR 2209, and may continue south to serve planned development and possibly extend west as a planned bridge over the St. Johns River (which will connect to SR 23).
The section north of I-95 will be signed as Interstate 795 (I-795) when the entire freeway is completed.
Beginning at the I-295 interchange in southeastern Duval, the first phase of State Road 9B extends three miles (4.8 km) due south towards US 1 at Gran Bay Parkway. This segment initially opened with four lanes, but due to a late contract modification, can easily expand to six lanes. At US 1, exit ramps connect the roads with signalized intersections.
The second phase of SR 9B continues over US 1 and heads another 1.5 miles (2.4 km) due south terminating at I-95, with an interchange just north of the St. Johns–Duval County line.
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.
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. 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.
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