SJSO @ I95 and CR210

Another painfully slow ride in this morning. After watching the kids get onto the bus it was time for me to get to work. So down CR210 I go until just before Winn Dixie when all things come to a grinding halt. Ok, maybe not completely stopped but barely moving.

The left lane creeps along at a snails pace. Those drivers are usually right on the tail on the person in front. The reason is that if you give any room, the drivers in the right lane will use the opportunity to cut you off so that they can get onto I95 north. This is the status quo for many drivers.

Either way - IT SUCKS! The only way it seems to beat the game is to leave before 7am. Not a good possibility as I need to wait for my kids to get on the bus at 7:15am.

Today was worse than normal. We had the usual people cutting people off near the entrance of I95. But the big difference was that the St. Johns Sheriff Office (SJSO) was out in force. They had a bunch of cars pulled over on the entrance ramp. I imagine that they were pulling over the cars that waited until the very last point before cutting over and the diligent officers were pulling over these hardened criminals.

Either way, the situation needs to change. It takes nearly 30 minutes to go 2 miles today. More and more homeowners are moving into the area. CR 2209 will be opening soon too. I imagine more JCP residents will come down to get on I95. Something has got to give.

A few months ago, an article in the Times Union mentioned that the exit ramp from I95 to CR210 was going to be revisited in order to prevent a catastrophe from occurring with the cars backed up on I95. Hopefully something is done with the entrance before someone goes postal!

See you in the traffic jam!
BD

Bourbon Bayou Update

We ate dinner at Bourbon Bayou earlier this evening. We started with a couple of hurricanes - good but a little sweet. The place is moderate in size. They have a full service bar and many tables. The kitchen in the back seemed to be quite busy. The place was just moderately decorated but comfortable. Two big fish tanks are there to greet you as you walk in the door. This helped to keep the kids entertained while waiting for the good.

We started by splitting an order of gumbo. It took a little while before it came out but was nice and hot. It was very good, just enough spice and the right texture.

My main course was the shrimp Etoufee. This too was very good although I like it spicy. So I had to add a bit of hot sauce. My spouse had the Cajun trio combo. The blackened catfish was too salty. The shrimp creole and crawfish etoufee were pretty good. After I polished off the hurricane, I opted for a Blue Moon on draft. This matched my meal very well. My son went with the kids fried shrimp combo which was served with fries. Decent for a kids meal.

The manager; Al; made his rounds before dinner came out. We talked for a bit about the place and how it fits a unique niche in this neighborhood. He let us know that in the near future that they will also be offering delivery to the local area. He also said to let him know if anything is up to par. Their official grand opening is scheduled for February 5th.

As we were finishing off our dinner, the band arrived. They were waiting for some tables to be cleared out so that they could set up their equipment. Unfortunately we were done before they could begin playing.

Overall I thought the food was good and the prices reasonable. I'm looking forward to another trip there soon!

Best wishes to the Bourbon Bayou.

CR2209

Per the county's website, the northern part of CR 2209 is about 80% complete. This is the section from CR210 up to Race Track Rd. It will be 4 lanes when complete.

The county states that it should be completed by this summer.

What will this do to traffic on CR210 come this summer? Will people from Julington Creek use this road to get to I95 especially during the morning rush hour?

The southern section is still in an engineering phase with the county trying to acquire the necessary land between CR 208 and SR 16.