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Skyway replacement wins $1.72 million federal grant

JTA plans to spend $379 million to $400 million to replace the elevated 2 1/2-mile Skyway monorail with a 10-mile automated vehicle network.
Jacksonville Daily Record
JTA plans to spend $379 million to $400 million to replace the elevated 2 1/2-mile Skyway monorail with a 10-mile automated vehicle network.

Federal money is coming to help pay for the Jacksonville Skyway replacement.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced Nov. 19 it will receive a $1.72 million RAISE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support planning the third phase of the Ultimate Urban Circulator project known as U2C.

JTA plans to spend $379 million to $400 million to replace the elevated 2½-mile Skyway monorail with a 10-mile automated vehicle network. The U2C will expand the people mover service from Downtown to include San Marco, Five Points, Brooklyn and UF Health Jacksonville near Springfield.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.