Jacksonville has received nearly half a million dollars in state grants to go toward military base projects.
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said in a press release the grants will help toward the city’s goal of playing a larger role in the nation’s defense.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced one grant will go toward an ongoing project to create a buffer at the Westside’s Whitehouse Naval Airfield.
A second grant will help with road improvements at Naval Station Mayport to help ease traffic congestion along State Road A1A.
The city of Jacksonville says the grants further strengthen the defense industry’s economic impact in the area and support more than 108,000 jobs in Duval County.
