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Covid
I used to say that obtaining the vaccine was a personal choice. I am not fond of
mandates. I think they work against compliance in the American spirit of "Live Free or
Die" but since the infection of a few friends, I am spreading the message about taking
the vaccine. Sometimes all it takes is a short conversation from a trusted source to
alleviate valid fears and concerns about the vaccine.
Everything we do has risks. I am fully vaccinated and am please to say I had a sore
arm for two days, no Quarantine, no hospitalization, no ventilator and I am still here
typing away. The side effects from the vaccine are nothing compared to getting the
COVID-19 vaccine. I have no regrets.
There are a few Transportation Initiatives that are going to affect our lives over
the next two years. Here's a quick look at them:

Riverland Road Multimodal Project/TIGER Grant
Ed Rebholz • Construction started: Summer 2021: completion Summer 2022
President, • Grant awarded to the Broward MPO: project managed by FDOT
Lauderdale Harbors • Riverland Road from SR-7 to Broward Boulevard
Improvement Association • Multimodal transportation improvements, including bicycle lanes and sidewalks
lauderdaleharbors@gmail.com
Henry E. Kinney Tunnel Improvements
and Pedestrian Plaza
TEAM LHIA FDOT is planning a construction project for
Officers US1 from the I-595 intersections to Broward
Blvd. This project starts September 7, 2021,
President and ends in late 2023.
Ed Rebholz
• FDOT will manage the project to rehabilitate
Vice-President the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel and construct a
Aimara Sage
pedestrian plaza
Secretary • Traffic will be shifted to one side of the tunnel
Chelsea Krebs to maintain one lane in each direction

Treasurer • Lane closures of the HEK Tunnel and Las Olas
Bonnie Rogers Blvd, as well as periodic short-term closures
of US 1
Board Members • Milling and resurfacing of US1 from Rio Vista
John Calabrese Boulevard to the south tunnel
Anna Carpenter
• Installing intelligent Transportation Systems
• Reconstruction of the intersection of Las Olas
Boulevard and SE 6th Avenue.

Las Olas Boulevard Gravity Pipe Improvement Project
• Public Works project to replace 12, 14 and 15- inch diameter gravity sewer pipes
with larger pipes
• Construction Start: November 2021 • Anticipated Completion: August 2022

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