Other residents oppose the barriers, also citing safety as the reason.
“Yesterday we had an issue with an ambulance. And they couldn’t get through. They had to wheel the guy in a wheelchair to the ambulance, said Vanessa Hyden, who also lives in the area.
There are four closures, which after Sunday s ruling, will be allowed to remain with the condition the concrete barriers be swapped out for plastic ones.
The closures are at:
SW 16th avenue and 22nd street
SW 16th court and 22nd street
and SW 14th avenue and 22nd street
That area falls under Commissioner Joe Carollo’s district. He says he supports the barriers, referencing other municipalities that have been allowed to put them up, such as Coral Gables. He defended the barricades during a news conference Monday afternoon that got heated.