| City of Hollywood is renovating the sand dune at Hayes Street on Hollywood Beach The City of Hollywood is renovating the sand dune at Hayes Street on Hollywood Beach. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, July 31st from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. to plant sea oats in an effort to restore the dune. Children (ages 8 & up) must be accompanied by an adult. Save the Dates: Additional Dune Planting Volunteer Opportunities on August 21st & 28th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. between Tyler & Harrison Streets |
Major road work on Broward Interstates
Drivers will notice major construction work taking place on I-95 from south of Hollywod Boulevard in Hollywood to south of Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and I-595 from I-95 to State Road 7 in Davie.
Work on this 9-mile 95 Express project includes extending the existing Express Lanes north from just south of Hollywood Boulevard to just south of Broward Boulevard in Broward County. One lane will be added, and the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane will be converted to create two Express Lanes in each direction. The number of General Use lanes will remain the same.
Other project improvements include construction of I-95/I-595 Direct Connectors between 95 Express Lanes and I-595, as well as reconstruction, milling, resurfacing and widening of I-595 from SR-7 to I-95 and along I-95 from south of Hollywood Boulevard to south of Broward Boulevard.
Additional work includes bridge widening along I-95 at several locations, painting of 17 bridges within project limits, I-95/SR 84 interchange modifications, Integrated Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Installation, including cameras, detectors and dynamic message signs to optimize traffic operations, tolling/gantry construction, ramp signalization implementation at the interchanges, lighting, signage and drainage installation and construction of shoulder–mounted sound walls and retaining walls. The project will cost $457 million and be complete in Spring of 2025.
| Rickards Middle School building 1 will be demolished. Other two buildings will be repaired The Broward School Board is planning to demolish the Rickards Middle School building that sustained a roof collapse in March. The structure is known as building 1. The other two buildings that were damaged buildings 2 and 5 will be repaired. The School Board will have a workshop to finalized plans. |
