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[KevinKorell]

South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1/25/21:

 

   Boca Raton’s Brightline station will finally see construction start this year  

 

 

The long-planned Brightline station for Boca Raton is getting closer to being built, with the project’s first phase of construction scheduled to start in March.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Editorial in Palm Beach Post, 6/16/21:
 

  Editorial: Palm Beach County should consider surtax to add commuter trains on Brightline tracks    

 
 
 
To see Palm Beach County's future, one need only look south, where Miami-Dade and Broward county residents suffer daily from urban growth that outpaced planning. The congestion on I-95 turns rush hour into an oxymoron.

 
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Cross posted in Brightline Florida and TriRail Coastal Link threads.

[KevinKorell]

Palm Beach Post, 7/29/21:

 

 

   Boca Raton Brightline station: Construction on track for summer 2022 opening  

 

 

The timeline for downtown Boca Raton's high-speed express train stop is right on schedule, city officials said at a council meeting Tuesday night. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

The Next Miami,  8/23/21:

 

 

     Six Broward Train Stations (Including FLL Airport) Planned For Commuter Rail Service On Brightline Tracks   

 

 

FDOT and Broward have narrowed down the list of potential station locations for a new commuter rail service planned on the Brightline tracks, according to a presentation set to be released later this month.

 

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[KevinKorell]

[Mass Transit magazine,  8/23/21:

 

 

   Commuter rail might finally come to the coast. Here’s where it would run.    

 

 

A long-awaited blueprint for a commuter rail service on the east side of Broward County has emerged for public view, with potential stops including five cities and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

 

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