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MPO presents US‑27 multimodal freight/rail feasibility study to Southwest Ranches council
Summary
A Broward MPO planner told the council that a refreshed US‑27 feasibility study could examine adding freight rail and multimodal improvements; earlier 2012 numbers estimated $763M (highway only) to $1.2B (multimodal) and projected long lead times — the study is not yet funded.
Paul Flavian, planning staff with the regional MPO, briefed the Town of Southwest Ranches council on the background and status of a feasibility study for US‑27 that has considered multimodal options including freight rail.
Flavian said earlier work (a 2012 PACE study and follow‑up analyses) found that adding rail to a US‑27 corridor could be feasible and…
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