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Description The Orange 1 Alternative begins at the proposed Branan Field-Chaffee Road / Blanding Boulevard interchange in Clay County and heads in a southeasterly direction towards Black Creek. After crossing Black Creek, the Orange 1 Alternative turns south towards SR 16, paralleling the proposed College Drive extension on the east. The total length of the Orange 1 Alternative is 33.3 miles. The alternative intercepts a power line easement just south of the proposed CR 218 Bypass and then parallels it on its western side to its intersection with SR 16. The alternative continues to follow the power line on the west side south of SR 16, crossing CR 315. The alternative skirts the southern fringe of Green Cove Springs, interchanging with US 17 near the existing US 17/SR 16 intersection. From this point to the Shands Bridge, the alternative collocates with SR 16. This alternative will involve the reconstruction of SR 16 to serve as parallel, one-way frontage roads on either side of the mainline, providing local access to the Reynolds Industrial Park and the development north of SR 16. The Orange 1 Alternative crosses the St. Johns River south of the existing Shands Bridge (which it would replace), at which point the alternative then assumes the Brown 1 alternative routing. After crossing the river, the alignment heads north then east to the proposed SR 9B/I-95 Interchange. Interchanges along the Orange 1 Alternative are provided for in Clay County at SR 21, CR 739, the proposed CR 218 Bypass, SR 16, and US 17. Interchanges in St. Johns County are provided for at CR 16A, CR 210, CR 2209, the planned Race Track Road Extension, and I-95. The Orange 2 Alternative follows the same route as the Orange 1 Alternative with an exception in route location east of the Reynolds Industrial Park in Clay County. The total length of the Orange 2 Alternative is 33.2 miles. The Orange 2 Alternative parallels SR 16 on the north side continuing east towards the St. Johns River. The alternative crosses the St. Johns River parallel and to the south of the existing Shands Bridge (which it would replace), following the same route location as the Orange 1 Alternative. The Orange 1 and Orange 2 Alternatives use a 4-lane roadway section from just north of SR 21 to the interchange with SR 16 in Clay County. From SR 16, the alternatives transition to a 6-lane roadway section (crossing the river with a 6-lane bridge) to a location just west of the interchange with CR 2209 in St. Johns County. From the CR 2209 interchange, the Orange 1 and Orange 2 Alternatives use an 8-lane roadway section to their terminus at I-95.
Click on the link below to view the alternative Orange 1 and 2 Alternatives Map
*The alternative map is available for download in .pdf format on the documents page.
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