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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The celebration at RV City is in full swing and if you happen to’re driving round within the space, you’re additionally going to note that the ramps on the Hart Bridge are again open.
Fans who’re in Jacksonville for the Georgia-Florida recreation say whereas they admire the faster entry to downtown, there are some drawbacks to the ramps being again open. While the ramps assist visitors movement extra easily, the ramps have additionally minimize into their space down in Lot E.
As Action News Jax instructed you final 12 months, 60 RVs are actually allowed to fill Lot E. That’s about half of the roughly 120 RVs that people had been used to prior to now.
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Action News Jax Jessica Barreto spoke to fans again then who had been adjusting to the change.
“I like a larger crowd, but we’ll see how this works out,” Georgia Bulldogs Scott Wall stated.
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But even on Thursday, the fans stated they’re nonetheless not used to it.
“Our row used to be the middle in RV City and now we’re the end and we’re also right by the ramp, which isn’t the greatest thing either. But we lost a lot of friends,” stated Scott’s spouse, Nancy Wall.
The Hart Bridge ramp undertaking, formally referred to as Urban Core Riverfront Revitalization and Complete Streets, value about $37.5 million, with the City of Jacksonville contributing $12.5 million and federal funding matching that.
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“We appreciate everything that the city has done but sometimes progress has its problems,” Lisa added.
“It’s not as fun as it used to be,” stated Lisa’s husband, Eddie Freeman.
But fans that Action News Jax spoke to had been excited to return collectively once more and hold this custom going.
“RV City is what brought us all together to begin with!” Wall stated.
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