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Commuter rail gains steam from Jax to St. Augustine

A Tri-Rail commuter train sits at a station in South Florida. Jacksonville and St. Augustine are stuyding the possibility of a commuter rail between the two downtowns.
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A Tri-Rail commuter train sits at a station in South Florida. Jacksonville and St. Augustine are stuyding the possibility of commuter rail between the two downtowns.

Here's what you face now if you commute to a job from Jacksonville to St. Johns County or vice-versa: about 54,000 people driving daily to either growing community and thousands more estimated in years to come.

That's about a 45-minute to an hour drive — if there's no crash or holiday traffic.

Or how about a 48-minute ride on the First Coast Commuter Rail with two stops in between and no traffic jams?

As the Florida Department of Transportation embarks on a project to add a new northbound and southbound lane to Interstate 95 in Duval and St. Johns counties, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority says a dedicated commuter rail line between them is needed as well.

Read the rest of this story at WJCT News partner The Florida Times-Union.

Dan Scanlan - Florida Times-Union