Jacksonville Transportation Authority

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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is an independent agency responsible for public transit in the city of Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding area.

In 1955, the Florida Legislature established the Jacksonville Expressway Authority. Their responsibility was limited to roads, bridges & tolls in Duval County until 1971, when the Jacksonville Transportation Authority was formed by a merger of the Jacksonville Expressway Authority with several private bus companies.

J. Turner Butler Boulevard, Fuller Warren Bridge, Mathews Bridge, Hart Bridge and Trout River Bridge were tolled by JTA until 1988, when Jacksonville passed a one-cent sales tax increase to pay off the toll bonds and fund future road construction, and abolished toll collections.

The JTA is in charge of regular and express bus service, downtown trolleys, JTA Connexion (paratransit), stadium shuttle and the city's monorail system, the JTA Skyway. It is also involved in the planning, financing, and construction of various transportation-related projects in the Jacksonville area including highways, bridges and Hurricane Evacuations