Jacksonville, FL — Expect delays as you drive on I-10 and I-295, beginning this Sunday and through next week.
That's as the Florida Department of Transportation says 200-foot bridge beams are scheduled to be delivered to Jacksonville, as part of the I-295 Express Lanes project.
The FDOT says the first shipment of beams will leave from Gretna, Florida-- which is northwest of Tallahassee-- on Sunday at 10 AM. Based on that departure time, the beams will likely reach the Jacksonville-area in the early afternoon.
The FDOT says these beams will be traveling along I-10 and I-295 on 18-foot wide carrier dollies, which will take up more than one lane of the roadway.
Additional beam shipments are planned for Tuesday, October 9th, beginning at 7 am, and for Thursday, October 11th, also beginning at 7 am.
Once these beams arrive at their destination, the FDOT says overnight detours are needed to allow for their setting.
The FDOT has released the following detour schedule for I-295 northbound, between Philips Highway and State Road 9B:
• Sunday, October 7 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Tuesday, October 9 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Thursday, October 11 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
We're told drivers will be detoured to Philips Highway, north on Southside Boulevard, to eastbound Baymeadows Road, and then back to I-295 northbound.
Southbound I-295 will not be affected by this closure.