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> I-95 contractors finish up work months behind schedule in Palm Beach County ... April 19/08
Months behind schedule, contractors are finishing up work on two portions of the Interstate 95 widening in Palm Beach County. Astaldi Construction Corp. is putting finishing touches on the highway from 12th Avenue South to 10th Avenue North and is expected to complete the project by the end of the month. Hubbard Construction should complete its stretch between 10th Avenue and Southern Boulevard by next month. In the meantime, drivers have newly finished lanes they can cruise on during the day. Nightly lane closures are still occurring as the projects wind up, said Meredith Rapp, spokeswoman for the I-95 project... cont...

> Daring highway helpers may be parked for good July 1 ... April 17/08
Gilbert Hernandez whips his truck to the highway shoulder, quickly dons his orange vest and times perfectly his sprint into the center of Interstate-95. He scoops up a plywood board that had been blocking a lane, lays it beside the highway, and catches his breath. Drivers fly past, barely glancing at the man with slicked-back hair and oil-stained hands who has just shaved minutes off their commute. On the circus that is South Florida's swath of I-95, unheralded highway helpers like Hernandez bear witness to the bizarre and routine... cont...

> I-95 DUI patrol in Palm Beach County makes arrests ... April 14/08
The results of an eight-hour DUI saturation patrol along Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County are in. From 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday, Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies, state troopers and police officers from around the county made six DUI arrests and issued 336 citations. The operation, which stretched from Jupiter to Boca Raton, also resulted in one felony arrest and three misdemeanor arrests... cont...

> Lake Worth man killed in I-95 collision ... April 12/08
A Lake Worth man was killed Friday in a three-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 95 after another car switched lanes improperly, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The accident occurred about 6:30 a.m. just south of Sixth Avenue in Lake Worth, when a Ford Explorer traveling in the left center lane changed lanes to the right, colliding with a Dodge van that was in the outside lane, according to the investigator's report... cont...

> I-95 carpool lanes open from West Palm to Miami ... April 11/08
Commuters now have another reason to share a ride to work. Carpool lanes on Interstate 95 are fully open in both directions from just south of Southern Boulevard to Miami. Drivers headed to Broward and Miami-Dade counties can shave 20 minutes or more off their trip by using the high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Interest in carpooling and vanpooling has steadily increased since gas prices topped $3 a gallon, said Jim Udvardy, project manager of South Florida Commuter Services, the state's commuter-assistance program. Participation is expected to go up as fuel spirals toward $4 this summer... cont...

> Delray Beach corridor plans focus on transit: Workforce housing near I-95, Tri-Rail ... April 8/08
The vision seemed simple: convert Congress Avenue into a "live, work, play" oasis bustling with restaurants, condos and shops -- all steps away from Interstate 95 and the Tri-Rail station. The city rezoned the area to allow developers to build it all. Then they waited.Now, nearly four years after the idea was conceived, plans are finally taking off... cont...

> Couple who died in I-95 accident identified ... April 6/08
Troopers identified the two people killed in Saturday night's accident on Interstate 95 just south of Woolbright Road as New Jersey residents Luis and Maria Hechavarria. Guillermo Jose Garcia, 23, of Boca Raton, was driving south and rear-ended the Hechavarrias' car, which was moving slowly or stopped, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Both cars caught fire. A Broward sheriff's deputy tried to rescue the Hechavarrias but couldn't get past the fire... cont...

> 2 dead after car crash; 1-95 southbound lanes closed ... April 5/08
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal car crash on Interstate 95 in the Boynton Beach area, which has backed up traffic for several miles. The accident left two people dead Saturday evening. Officers are investigating what happened and have closed all southbound lanes near the crash site. Sgt. Eric Laks said he expected that section of the highway to remain closed at least until 9 p.m... cont...