History

In 1955, the Jacksonville Expressway Authority was founded to build bridges and expressways in Duval County funded by toll revenues. A merger in 1971 of the original Expressway Authority and several private bus companies paved the way for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) as it is known today.

Working closely with the Florida Department of Transportation and the City of Jacksonville, JTA develops and implements construction plans to improve traffic flow in our city. Funded by a half-cent sales tax approved in 1988 as a result of the elimination of tolls, JTA manages construction projects on state- and city-owned roadways. Those projects, however, are not maintained by JTA.

Jacksonville voters approved an additional half-cent sales tax in September 2000 to fund The Better Jacksonville Plan—a $2.2 billion infrastructure and quality-of-life improvement initiative. JTA is playing a significant role in the implementation of this massive plan with 32 roadway projects totaling more than $800 million. The projects include 12 interchange improvements, roadway widening projects, construction of one major bridge and the design of another.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority provides high quality regional transit services and roadway infrastructure connecting Northeast Florida.