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Jacksonville: New lanes of Overland Bridge set to open Friday

It’s news that drivers have been waiting for.

The Florida Department of Transportation says northbound lanes of the Overland Bridge are set to open by Saturday morning. They will shift traffic overnight, beginning Friday at 8PM, with the goal of opening the new lanes by 6AM Saturday, weather permitting.

Once the newly rebuilt lanes of the highway are open, that will be how drivers travel to get to the Fuller Warren and beyond. The lanes that currently carry I-95 northbound traffic will convert to serving as dedicated access for Downtown. The existing lanes will not reconnect to the new lanes at Downtown- it will drop all traffic off in Downtown. The FDOT will have new signage up to help drivers navigate the changes.

The southbound lanes remain under construction.

The FDOT says the overall project is slated for completion in early 2018.