CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – While there is progress on one massive Clay County project, a roadblock takes over another.
Let’s start on County Road 209 in Green Cove Springs where a roadblock at the railroad tracks to Russell Road re-opened a few weeks ago.
That roadblock caused a massive traffic detour for Green Cove Springs drivers for several months.
However, the road is still down to one lane in sections as drivers have to wait for construction flaggers to let them through. This is part of a project to widen 209 and Russell Road, which stretches between Green Cove Springs and Lake Asbury and is part of the county’s fastest growing area.
During this construction project, the city of Green Cove Springs was hit with a $100,000 bill. While this is a county funded project, a pipe was discovered almost two feet underground that needs to be replaced. The pipe is the responsibility of the city as it sits under its right of way and is the city’s financial responsibility.
Halfway across the county, the other (even more inconvenient) road closure recently started. That’s County Road 220 west of College Drive.
It’s shut down until well into 2026 as drivers are detoured almost to Orange Park to get around it. This is to build a new bridge in a $30 million project. There are not really any good alternatives for a detour in the area and drivers will have to deal with it for more than a year.
If you want regular updates on road construction projects in Clay, the best website to get alerts from is: Road Projects | Clay County, FL