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To no one’s surprise, Vero out of mix for a Brightline station

While Brightline has stirred up some excitement in St. Lucie and Martin counties with its plans to pick ...

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Brightline tests give county taste of speedy trains to come

Brightline blasted its new passenger trains through Indian River County at 110 mph this past week in a ...

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Brightline planning 110 mph test runs in June

Brightline conducted 110 mile per hour test runs in northern Indian River County last week after announcing that ...

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Work starts (3 years late) on bridge at south end of island

After nearly three years of delays and $50 million in cost overruns, construction started May 1 on a ...

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FDOT finally set to start work on new bridge at southern end of the island

Construction is finally scheduled to start in May on a new high bridge over the Indian River Lagoon ...

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Brightline plans to reopen downtown Vero railroad crossings within a week

Brightline anticipates completing construction on improvements to three railroad crossings in downtown Vero Beach by April 21 in ...

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New homes coming at site of iconic island restaurant PV Martin’s

With inventory tight and prices high in 32963, there has been a building boom on North Hutchinson Island ...

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Brightline service through Vero to Orlando pushed back to next year

Brightline won’t complete construction on its $2.8 billion extension of high-speed passenger train tracks to Orlando by the ...

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Vero’s neighbor expands utility lines to promote development

St. Lucie County needs more than $100 million to construct the water and sewer utilities required to serve ...

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More railroad crossings closing for Brightline upgrades

Brightline established a second track bed alongside the Florida East Coast Railway tracks in downtown Vero Beach before ...

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Summer closings set for downtown Vero rail crossings

Brightline plans to close the railroad crossing at westbound 20th Street (Route 60 west) from May 31 through ...

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St. Lucie’s utility expansion sets stage for new development

The St. Lucie County Utility Department plans to build large water and sewer plants to serve the burst ...