As JMN wraps up at the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center, Hampton Ray and Jacob Pickering rejoin JMN to discuss holiday travel safety resources as we head into the Memorial Day Weekend, and share details about how certain road construction projects are planned and executed to improve your daily traffic flow -- such as the State Road 16 modifications intersecting I-95, the Post Street/Old Roosevelt railroad crossings, and more.

WOKV's traffic anchor Sherri Byrd joins JMN, and we're also joined by 104.5 and Action News Jax alumnus Derrick Odom, as they take us behind the curtains at the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center.

Ryan reports on a late night legislative session that saw the House GOP secure enough partisan votes to pass President Trump's "one big beautiful bill." Next stop is the Senate review, which doesn't face the same SALT objections, but will likely require revisions from the House before it gets to President Trump's desk.

A recent tragedy involving a pedestrian & child fatally struck on Baymeadows Road has prompted discussions from City Councilman Joe Carlucci on how that area might be better secured for pedestrians. Hampton Ray from the FDOT discusses how this process is handled for locally owned roads, state roads (like Baymeadows Road, SR 152), to determine where and how crosswalks and intersection controls are implemented.

Hampton Ray from the Florida Department Of Transportation talks about coordinated local traffic services, how responses to traffic issues (crashes,etc) are managed, and how road development projects are planned and executed in the Jacksonville area (like the First Coast Expressway, Shands Bridge renovation, etc).

JMN is live at the North Florida Regional Transportation Management Center, our regional hub for traffic and transportation guidance. FDOT Community Outreach Specialist, and WOKV traffic alumnus Jacob Pickering returns to JMN to discuss how FDOT monitors all the major traffic routes, and how their Outreach office engages the communityon transportation project developments.

Ryan reports on breaking news, as US Rep Gerry Connolly (D,VA-11) has passed away. In other DC news, yesterday's postured progress on Trump's "one big beautiful bill" after the President addressed GOP reps apparently took an unfavorable turn during the overnight hours.

Fox Across America host Jimmy Failla joins JMN, with thoughts about the late George Wendt's "Norm" character from Cheers, why Trump would be way more fun if he had a Southern accent, what's up with Bill Belichick?, and what you can expect tonight on Fox Across America at 6pm!

Action News Jax investigative reporter Jake Stofan reports on the cancelation of a controversial Guana River land swap deal in St. Johns County.

Ryan reports on the latest developments in getting Trump's "one big beutiful bill" passed. While it has advanced past comittee approval, it still faces a floor vote and there are still some Republican holdouts leveraging "SALT" (state and local tax) deduction adjustments. The increase in costs from those adjustments risks alienating less moderate Republicans.