Florida Builds 65-Foot Bridge to End Drawbridge Traffic Jams
Published Date: 12/11/2025
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Summary
Florida’s Department of Transportation is replacing the old Broad Causeway bascule bridge with a new 65-foot high fixed bridge connecting Bay Harbor Islands and North Miami. This big upgrade will improve travel and safety in Miami-Dade County. If anyone wants to challenge these final decisions, they must do so by May 11, 2026, or lose their chance!
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New 65‑Foot Fixed Bridge Improves Travel
Florida will replace the old bascule Broad Causeway with a new 65-foot High‑Level Fixed Bridge spanning about 0.77 miles to connect the Town of Bay Harbor Islands and the City of North Miami. The notice says this upgrade will improve travel and safety in Miami‑Dade County.
Court Challenge Deadline: May 11, 2026
If you want to challenge the federal approvals for this Broad Causeway Bridge project in court, your claim must be filed on or before May 11, 2026, or you will lose the chance to seek judicial review. If another federal law that allows judicial review sets a shorter period than 150 days, that shorter deadline applies instead.
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