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Frequently Asked Questions

The JTA’s MobilityWorks 2.0 is a program designed to complete projects funded by the extension and expansion of the Local Option Gas Tax and is part of the Jobs for Jax Program.

Please see this website for the City of Jacksonville’s Jobs for Jax projects.

Jobs for Jax is a transportation improvement program developed in partnership by the City of Jacksonville and JTA that includes 72 projects focused on roadway and drainage needs.

The Local Option Gas Tax (LOGT), also known as the Local Option Fuel Tax, is authorized through Sections 206.87(1)(b), 206.87(1)(c), 336.021, and 336.025, Florida Statutes. This allows county governments to levy up to 12 cents of local option gas tax per gallon. Thirty-one Florida counties, including Nassau and Clay, exercise the option to charge the full amount ($0.12). Jobs for Jax fully leverages the 12-cent LOGT. The Florida Department of Revenue administers, collects, and enforces local option gas taxes.

Leveraging the gas tax allows Jacksonville to address critical transportation and infrastructure needs. A gas tax shares the burden among all roadway users. The LOGT impacts anyone purchasing motor fuel in Duval County, including residents, tourists, and anyone passing through the county on their way to other destinations.

Unlike a property tax increase, the gas tax revenue is earmarked to be used only for transportation infrastructure investments. This means that future City Administrations and City Council leaders cannot redirect the funds to projects outside of infrastructure. Additionally, visitors and commuters outside Duval County, who stop for gas along area roadways, will contribute to this revenue source

Significant and continuous investments are necessary to meet the current and long-term infrastructure needs to support Jacksonville’s status as innovative and growing city.

Funds collected through the LOGT can only be used for “transportation expenditures” pursuant to Section 336.025(1), Florida Statutes.

According to those rules, “transportation expenditures” are defined as the following:

  • Public transportation operations and maintenance.

  • Roadway and right-of-way maintenance and equipment and structures used primarily for the storage and maintenance of such equipment.

  • Roadway and right-of-way drainage.

  • Street lighting installation, operation, maintenance, and repair.

  • Traffic signs, traffic engineering, signalization, and pavement markings, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair.

  • Bridge maintenance and operation.

  • Debt service and current expenditures for transportation capital projects in the foregoing program areas, including construction or reconstruction of roads and sidewalks.

Since the program’s inception in 2022, JTA has completed a number of activities to build the foundation for the 30-year program. These activities include:

  • Procured Program Management Consultants

  • Developed Program Management Plan

  • Developed Comprehensive Master Scheduling

  • Developed Cash Flow Analysis and Federal Grant Funding Strategy

  • Developed Project Prioritization Plan

  • Developed Funding Phasing Plan

  • Facilitated Emerald Trail Partnering Meetings with Groundwork Jacksonville and the City of Jacksonville

  • Developed the Workforce Development and Training Academy Framework

  • Prepared and Submitted IIJA Grant Applications for MobilityWorks 2.0 Projects

JTA is excited to build upon the program’s successes to date and continue to advance projects into the design and construction phases. The dashboard provides a detailed look at expenditures to date and project status.