The purpose of the mandarin pedestrian safety improvement project is to provide much needed sidewalk improvements along mandarin road in jacksonville florida

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority received a $3.75 million Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 20.534) award from the Federal Transit Administration on June 26, 2025, to deliver the Mandarin Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project in Jacksonville, Florida. The project involves repairing existing sidewalks along Mandarin Road from Orange Picker Road to Red Cypress Drive and constructing approximately 2.2 miles of new sidewalks extending from Red Cypress Road to Walter Jones Historic Park. These infrastructure improvements will establish a secure pedestrian and bicycle route connecting eight transit stops located along Route 17 at the intersections of San Jose Boulevard and Orange Picker Road, with completion anticipated by March 31, 2039.

The project deliverables include enhanced pedestrian access to multiple historic landmarks within the Mandarin community, including the Mandarin Community Club, Walter Jones Historic Park (home to the Mandarin Historical Museum), the Mandarin Cemetery, and the County Dock Pier. As a congressionally directed spending initiative under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this award supports critical transit infrastructure improvements that prioritize accessibility and community connectivity. No sub-recipient activities are associated with this award.

Activities

The mandarin pedestrian safety improvements project will repair sidewalks along mandarin road from orange picker road to red cypress drive and construct new sidewalks along mandarin road from red cypress road to walter jones historic park in jacksonville florida.

Expected outcomes

The extension of 2.2 miles of sidewalk and gaining pedestrian access to many of the historic landmarks in the area including the mandarin community club the walker jones historic park which is home of the mandarin historical museum the mandarin cemetery and the county dock pier. The project will establish a secure pedestrian and bicycle route from eight transit stops traveling both north and south along mandarin road at the intersections of SAN jose blvd and orange picker road located 0.9 miles and 1.6 miles from orange picker road and SAN jose blvd respectively on route 17.

Intended beneficiaries

The communities of jacksonville.