The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Traffic Signal Synchronization Agreements for 41st, 45th, and 49th Street Railroad Crossings
Record date · December 17, 2024
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Does
The Board of County Commissioners has approved agreements with Florida East Coast Railway and Brightline Trains Florida to synchronize traffic signals at three specific railroad crossings. This project aims to coordinate road traffic signals with train movements at 41st, 45th, and 49th Streets.
Drivers and emergency responders using 41st, 45th, and 49th Streets will experience changes in traffic signal timing to accommodate train crossings, potentially altering wait times and traffic flow patterns at these intersections.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drivers and commuters
Traffic signal timing at the specified crossings will be adjusted to synchronize with train arrivals.
Florida East Coast Railway L.L.C.
The company is a party to the agreement regarding signal synchronization at their rail crossings.
Brightline Trains Florida LLC
The company is a party to the agreement regarding signal synchronization at their rail crossings.
Key Facts
- The Board of County Commissioners approved agreements for traffic signal synchronization at three railroad/highway grade crossings.
- The affected locations are the 41st Street, 45th Street, and 49th Street crossings.
- The agreements involve coordination with Florida East Coast Railway L.L.C. and Brightline Trains Florida LLC.
- The document is filed under number 24-1010.
Show all 6 facts
- The status of the item is marked as 'Passed'.
- The item was introduced on December 4, 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which streets are affected by this signal synchronization?
Who are the private partners involved in this project?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceFull breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Multi-Agency Rail Coordination
The county is formalizing synchronization agreements with both freight (FEC) and passenger (Brightline) rail operators simultaneously for multiple crossings.
Sources
webapi.legistar.com
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools