JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A long-standing spelling mix-up on Philips Highway is on the road to getting fixed.
Signs along the highway aren’t consistent, and now city leaders are taking action to fix it.
Thousands of cars drive on Philips Highway every day.
“It’s two Ls, and then you got one L. It’s different signs,” Manny Maysonet, who works at Joy Auto Sales on Philips Highway, said.
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Manny Maysonet said on the section of Philips Highway his business is on is spelled with two Ls.
Action News Jax drove about a mile up the road and saw Philips spelled with one L.
Maysonet said it’s confusing for his customers.
“You know I got people coming from out of town. I got a lot of customers, and they couldn’t find it on GPS,” he said.
City Councilman Danny Becton said it should be spelled with one L.
“Back in 1934, Judge Philips, who is our first chairman of the highway board, which ultimately became FDOT. This road was dedicated to him," Becton said. "Over time, for some reason, people started spelling it with two Ls."
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City Council voted Wednesday night to correct the spelling of the highway on all street signs.
Maysonet said is a turn in the right direction.
"I just want it to be right, so when people look up 2510 Philips Highway, there’s no misconception with the address, and they can get here,” he said.
Becton said he has only counted a couple of signs with the wrong spelling. He said the fix won’t come any time soon. The city is hoping the change will be finished by the end of 2019.