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Fort Lauderdale and Broward County spar over tunnel vs. bridge language as New River Crossing talks continue
Summary
Commissioners debated draft language April 1 after county feedback requested wording that would allow a bridge if a tunnel ‘‘cannot provide a viable alternative.’’ City commissioners said they would neither support a bridge nor acquiesce to language that could be read as such; staff will rework the resolution for the evening meeting.
City commissioners spent more than an hour April 1 debating draft resolution language and county comments about the New River Crossing project, focusing on a contentious clause the county asked be added that would acknowledge the county “may elect to include a bridge crossing” if the city could not provide a “viable tunnel alternative” by a target date.
Commissioner Sorensen objected strongly to any clause that could be construed as accepting a bridge and challenged county conditions and milestones she described as onerous. “I don't feel that that language that you want to include is going to ensure that our…goal of building a tunnel instead of a…
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