Don't Risk It! Rail Safety Campaign
On average, a Brightline train takes 60 seconds to go through a crossing. In that same 60 seconds you take ten deep breaths, listen to a song, finish your coffee. You shouldn’t try to beat the train. For what? To save 60 seconds?
When you eventually have to wait for a train, take that time as a moment to yourself. Your life is worth more than 60 seconds.
For a full report from the Broward Sherrif Department, CLICK HERE
For a full Don't Risk It! Rail Safety Campaign Presentation and PR/MEDIA results, CLICK HERE
Check out our Don't Risk It! Campaign Launch IMAGE GALLERY!
Quiet Zones
A Quiet Zone is a section of rail line at least one-half mile in length that contains one or more consecutive public highway rail grade crossings where locomotive horns are not sounded upon the train’s approach, although train horns may be sounded for emergency situations at the conductor’s discretion. Quiet Zones are being established on both the Florida East Coast (FEC) and CSX tracks in Broward County.
The Broward MPO has been working with Brightline to establish a Quiet Zone on the FEC tracks. The MPO has also been working with CSX and Tri-Rail to establish a Quiet Zone on the CSX tracks. In Broward County, the City of Hollywood will be the lead agency on the Quiet Zone application, and will be joined by the seven other municipalities, as well as Broward County, and the Florida Department of Transportation. The Broward MPO has also been working with the Palm Beach TPA to establish a contiguous Quiet Zone in both counties.
Broward County will have one contiguous Quiet Zone along the Florida East Coast (FEC) railroad corridor. Within Broward County there are 65 at-grade crossings along the FEC corridor. These crossing are located in eight municipalities: Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Oakland Park, Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach.
Click below to watch a video about Quad Gates from Operation Lifesaver
|
Street |
City |
Supplemental Safety Measure (SSM) |
|
S.E.4TH ST. |
Deerfield Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
S.W.15TH ST. |
Deerfield Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
SR 834 SAMPLE RD |
Pompano Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.E. 10TH ST. |
Pompano Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
NW 31ST AVE |
Pompano Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
S.W. 2ND ST. |
Pompano Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
CYPRESS CREEK RD |
Fort Lauderdale |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
COMMERCIAL BLVD |
Fort Lauderdale | Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.E. 38TH ST. |
Oakland Park |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.E. 36TH ST. |
Oakland Park |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
OAKLAND PARK BLVD |
Oakland Park |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
NE 26TH ST |
Wilton Manors |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.E. 3RD AVE |
Fort Lauderdale |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.ANDREWS AVE |
Fort Lauderdale |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.W. 6TH ST. |
Fort Lauderdale |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
N.W. 4TH ST. |
Fort Lauderdale |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
S.W. 9TH ST. |
Fort Lauderdale |
60'+ Median |
|
W. BEACH BLVD. |
Dania Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
S.W. 2ND ST. |
Dania Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
SHERIDAN ST. |
Hollywood |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
TAFT ST. |
Hollywood |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
FILMORE ST. |
Hollywood |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
HOLLYWOOD BLVD |
Hollywood |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
MONROE ST.* (To be installed after quiet zone is active.) |
Hollywood |
Four Quadrant Gates |
|
HALLANDALE BLVD |
Hallandale Beach |
Four Quadrant Gates |
For More Information
Please contact Paul Calvaresi at calvaresip@browardmpo.org or (954) 876-0037 to learn more about the Broward MPO and what they are working on in your community.