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