Tri-Rail is offering seniors a free ride
Tri-Rail is offering seniors a chance to have a free ride, to introduce them to the easy access Tri-Rail wants to provide them.
No purchase necessary. Must be 65 years or older. Ticket offer is
non-transferable and has no cash value. Limit one round-trip ticket per
person. Deadline is June 2, 2008.
Call 1-800-TRI-Rail (874-7245) or www.tri-rail.com to get a form.
Or - send your complete name, address, age, phone # and/or e-mail address,
WITH a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to:
Tri-Rail, P.O. Box 5148, Lighthouse Point, FL 33074-5148.
West Atlantic Ave. Construction Update:
S.R. 806/ Atlantic Ave. from a point east of S.R.7/ U.S. 441 to a point west of Lyons Rd.
Construction began on January 7, 2008 on 0.5 miles of S.R. 806/ Atlantic Ave. from a point east of S.R.7/ U.S. 441. This $756,745.68 construction project including milling and repaving of the existing roadway, drainage improvements, guardrail relocation and new signing and pavement markings. The project is being built by Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. and is expected to be complete May 2008.
Restriction: There will be alternating lane closures from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday, March 24 through Friday, March 28. Flagmen will be onsite to assist motorists during lane restrictions, delays are expected. There will be intermittent lane closures 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., Monday through Friday, which began on March 10 and will be ending on March 31, for guardrail installation. Flagmen will be onsite to assist motorists during lane restrictions.
U.S.1 Construction project begins March 24. Public Open Houses Scheduled
Palm Beach -Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Officials announce the U.S.1 construction project from just south of C15 Canal, north of Hidden Valley Blvd. in Boca Raton, north to Linton Blvd. in Delray Beach, is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 24.
This project work consists of milling and resurfacing, roadway widening to add designated bike lanes, bridge widening over the C15 Canal to add a 3 ft. shoulder and 6 ft. sidewalks on both sides of the bridge, sidewalk improvements to construct a 5 ft. concrete sidewalk throughout the project, landscaping and drainage improvements and new signage and pavement markings.
There will be public meetings held 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 1 at Veteran's Park, 802 NE 1st St. in Delray Beach and a second meeting held 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., Thursday, April 3, at the Boca Raton Community Center's Royal Palm Room, 150 Crawford Blvd. in Boca Raton. All are welcome to attend.
These informal public meetings will help to inform both residents and businesses in the Boca Raton and Delray Beach areas about the project. No formal presentations will be made. Representatives from FDOT, Creative Engineering, Weekley Asphalt Paving Inc., the City of Delray Beach and the City of Boca Raton, will be available to discuss the project one-on-one, answer questions and listen to public concerns.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.
For information on FDOT construction projects in Palm Beach County, please refer to www.pbfdot.com









