JUPITER Brightline s northward expansion project will continue its way through Jupiter, closing traffic to motorists at the railroad crossing at Toney Penna Drive between South Old Dixie Highway and Alternate State Road A1A starting next week.
The crossing will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday through the evening of Jan. 28. Construction crews from Brightline are working to complete railroad crossing upgrades as part of the high-speed rail line s expansion, connecting South Florida to Orlando International Airport.
Currently, crews are completing work at the railroad crossing on Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens. That crossing is scheduled to reopen Sunday. Similar work has also been done at rail crossings on Indiantown Road and Frederick Small Road in Jupiter, at Hood Road in Palm Beach Gardens and at Blue Heron Boulevard in Riviera Beach.
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The Palm Beach County Sheriffâs Office is working to make the roads safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Posted at 11:16 AM, Jan 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-15 18:47:10-05
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â The Palm Beach County Sheriffâs Office is working to make the roads safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
The county currently ranks sixth in Florida, for counties with a population of more than 200,000, for traffic crashes resulting in serious or fatal injuries to pedestrians and cyclists.
In June 2018, Sandra Prestia was severely injured while on her bike.
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The crossing will close at 7 a.m. Jan. 4, with the work expected to continue through the evening of Jan. 17, Jupiter town officials announced this week. The closure will extend from Alternate A1A west to Evergrene Parkway.
Brightline crews are working to complete railroad crossing upgrades as part of the high-speed rail line s expansion project connecting South Florida to Orlando International Airport.
Similar work has already occurred at rail crossings on Indiantown Road and Frederick Small Road in Jupiter, at Hood Road in Palm Beach Gardens and at Blue Heron Boulevard in Riviera Beach.
These detours will be in effect during the Donald Ross Road closure:
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