June 2025 Update
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August 2024 Update
On August 13, 2024, representatives with the City of Jacksonville and consultants Peters and Yaffee provided the Jacksonville Beach City Council an update on the Penman Road safety improvements project. The most significant changes to the design include removing the medians, removing the roundabout at 12th Ave N, adding pedestrian crosswalks and refuge islands, and moving the multi-use pedestrian path to the east side of Penman Road.
To see the latest version of the Penman Road safety improvements:
Penman Road – Beach to 8th Ave N
Penman Road – 8th Ave N to Seagate
Penman Road – Seagate to Atlantic
Surveyors are currently working along Penman Road and it is expected to take a couple more months to complete the surveys. Once the survey is done, Peters and Yaffee will be able to determine if it will be possible to remove the drainage ditches and put the drainage underground.
The City of Jacksonville has also committed to host a Community Meeting to share the latest version of the Penman Road design with the community and give the community an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. The date for the Community Meeting has not been identified, but will be scheduled sometime after the City of Jacksonville has provided a briefing with the Neptune Beach City Council. There is currently no date scheduled for the Neptune Beach City Council briefing.
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Penman Road is a City of Jacksonville roadway, so any improvements to the road are the responsibility of the City of Jacksonville. Penman Road is a roadway that accommodates vehicles, but it’s not safe for pedestrians or bicyclists.
In an effort to advocate for safety improvements to Penman Road, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach all passed resolutions in 2019 asking the City of Jacksonville to make Penman Road a Complete Street. When the City of Jacksonville received the resolutions, they agreed to install lighted pedestrian crosswalks at 4th Ave N and 15th Ave N as an interim safety measure until long-term safety improvements could be installed. The Jacksonville City Council also approved over $20 millionfor a Penman Road Complete Streets Study, design of safety improvements and construction to improve Penman Road.
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