WLRN-FM (NPR), Fort Lauderdale, FL 12/20/23
Tunnel supporters dealt a blow as Fort Lauderdale passes New River crossing resolution
With a February deadline to apply for federal funding approaching, proponents of a tunnel for trains to pass under Fort Lauderdale’s New River have been dealt another blow.
Hours after a new consultant report estimated a tunnel would cost up to $1.34 billion — the lowest estimate yet — city commissioners voted 3 to 2 in favor of a resolution that favored a tunnel but would accept a bridge.
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Fort Lauderdale commissioners had the wind knocked out of their sails earlier this month at a joint-meeting with Broward County commissioners, as county leaders shot down a tunnel in favor of a less expensive bridge.
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