The FAA says it has "serious concern" that Jacksonville officials pressured airport leaders to back non‑aviation projects, citing internal emails and a June 25 federal letter.

FDOT’s new master lease with D3Energy lets floating solar panels ride on highway retention ponds. A pilot in Orlando is live and the program could top 1 GW.

A five‑grant package includes an $11.2M Mayport port award, a DOT accelerator grant and funding for trees and homelessness services. City officials say the wins will prime downtown projects and protect the working waterfront.

Three pedestrians were killed on major Jacksonville corridors this month, prompting officials to accelerate safety reviews and engineering projects.

Duos Technologies sued Norfolk Southern, alleging the railroad copied its AI‑powered train‑inspection portals and continued using them after written notices. The complaint seeks damages, disgorgement and injunctions.

Residents packed a Ponte Vedra FDOT hearing and pushed back on a proposed A1A redesign that would reroute turns and extend lanes.

A barge struck the Shands Bridge Wednesday, prompting a temporary closure and safety inspections. Drivers should expect delays and seek alternate river crossings.

A planned $7.5M sidewalk on Art Museum Drive has split supporters and critics — advocates call it a safety necessity, watchdogs question the price. The city's CIP shows bridge and slope‑wall work in the scope.

The county’s largest infrastructure project — a $191.8M water-reclamation plant on SR 207 — has begun delivering reclaimed water to the reuse system, cutting nutrient discharge and expanding irrigation supply.

Nearly $6.8 million in EPA funding will pay to replace septic tanks in Christobel, connecting roughly 500 properties to city sewer and beginning construction this spring.

The Jacksonville Aviation Authority urged JU and FSCJ to seek a share of $25 million in federal mechanic‑training money and offered to help with FAA applications. The move ties to Cecil Airport’s aerospace push and a wider industry shortage of technicians.

Atlantic Beach and FDOT will reconfigure Mayport Road, cutting the road from six lanes to four and adding a shared‑use path and bike lane; work starts June 15, 2026.

Nearly 1,000 crashes on a stretch of I‑95 in St. Johns County have revived a long local rumor that the interstate sits on Native American burial grounds. Officials point to road geometry and driver behavior, but history and the timing of preservation laws complicate the answer.