Fort Lauderdale adds language backing tunnel effort, tells county city will not support a bridge alternative

Fort Lauderdale’s City Commission on April 1 approved a walk‑on measure to continue work on a New River crossing and added explicit language that the city will seek and promote a tunnel alternative while making clear it does not support a bridge crossing should the county decide to include one in its locally preferred alternative.

Why it matters: the New River crossing is a multi‑jurisdictional transportation project under Broward County consideration and has major implications for riverfront access, traffic flows and neighborhood impacts. The commission’s direction frames the city’s negotiating posture with county staff and sets a policy preference that will shape engineering, permitting and community outreach.

What the commission directed Commissioners asked the city manager and staff to…