San Pablo Road backs up at schools as widening project nears end [Video]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There are two types of parents at Alimacani Elementary.

The kind who get there early enough to get a spot on campus to wait in the carline, and those who are stuck in the turn lane on San Pablo Road, backed all the way up to Atlantic Boulevard and beyond.

All of these parents have something in common: they’re hoping the end of construction on the road widening project will bring some relief.

“I leave at about 1:25 or so so I can get here to beat all this traffic to get off the street,” said Lorenzo Sessoms, whose great-grandchildren attend Alimacani Elementary.

Sessoms leaves his house an hour and a half before Alimacani Elementary dismisses just so he can get one of the coveted spots in the carline when it opens at 2 …