Drivers on the Buckman Bridge will see multi-lane closures for road work this weekend, March 7 and 8, and next, March 14 and 15.
Crews will be narrowing the bridge's existing lanes to add an 8-foot emergency shoulder.
During low traffic times, only one lane of the Buckman Bridge will be open while the re-striping is done and the speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph.
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Overnight, from Friday into Saturday, two inside lanes will be closed on the Buckman.
On Saturday, single lanes will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The $10 million project, which includes adding safety signage to the bridge, is expected to be completed in the summer of next year.
Airport Road Detour
Drivers using the I-95 Airport Road westbound off-ramp on the Northside will be facing a detour that’s scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, and Wednesday, March 11.
That detour will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Northbound I-95 motorists who would normally exit at the Airport Road westbound ramp toward the airport will be detoured to the Pecan Park Road exit and then will take Pecan Park westbound to I-95 southbound to reach Airport Road.
The Airport Road detour is part of an $11 million project that scheduled to be completed in the spring.
Bill Bortzfield can be reached at bbortzfield@wjct.org, 904-358-6349 or on Twitter at @BortzInJax.
Michelle Corum can be reached at mcorum@wjct.org, 904-358-6308 or on Twitter at @MCorumonME.
